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 WEC Energy Group, Inc. (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 right
s 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 30th day of June, 2015.


/s/ Karen V. Budney			/s/ Albert J. Budney, Jr.
Witness					Signature


					Albert J. Budney, Jr.
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