Exhibit 24





POWER OF ATTORNEY



Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints each of Keith H. Ecke,

Joshua M. Erickson, and Susan H. Martin signing singly, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-

fact to:



 (1) prepare, execute and file with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission

(the "SEC") and any stock exchange or similar authority for and on behalf of the

undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity as an "insider" of Wisconsin Energy

Corporation (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;



 (2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be

necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5 and timely file

such form with the SEC and any stock exchange or similar authority; and



 (3) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which, in

the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally

required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such

attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be

in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may

approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.



The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform

any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary or proper to be done in the exercise of any of

the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or

could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and

confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully

do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.  The

undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request

of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's

responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.



This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to

file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by

the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing

attorneys-in-fact.



IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 23 Day of December 2009.







/s/Mary B. Cannon     /s/Gale E. Klappa

Witness       Signature







       Gale E. Klappa

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