Wisconsin Energy’s Leverett to Present Sept. 3 at Lehman Brothers Energy/Power Conference

MILWAUKEE, Aug. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ —

   Who:    Allen L. Leverett — Executive Vice President and           Chief Financial Officer           Wisconsin Energy Corporation     What:   Lehman Brothers Energy/Power Conference           Leverett will present an overview of Wisconsin Energy’s strategy           and give updates on its Power the Future plan and business           outlook.    When:   Wednesday, Sept. 3, at 7:25 a.m. Central time    Where:  Sheraton New York Hotel and Towers           811 Seventh Avenue           New York, NY 10019    Note:   The presentation will be available on a live audio webcast           beginning at 7:25 a.m. Central time Sept. 3 via a link on the           Wisconsin Energy Web site (http://www.wisconsinenergy.com/).  A           replay will be available after the presentation and accessible for           90 days.    

Wisconsin Energy Corporation , based in Milwaukee, is one of the nation’s premier energy companies, serving more than 1.1 million electric customers in Wisconsin and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and more than 1 million natural gas customers in Wisconsin. The company’s principal utilities are We Energies and Edison Sault Electric. The company’s non-utility businesses include renewable energy technology and real estate development.

Wisconsin Energy Corporation (http://www.wisconsinenergy.com/) has more than $11 billion of assets, approximately 5,000 employees and more than 50,000 stockholders of record.

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CONTACT: media, Rick James, +1-414-221-4444, or investors, Colleen F.Henderson, CFA, +1-414-221-2592, colleen.henderson@wisconsinenergy.com, bothof Wisconsin Energy Corporation

Web site: http://www.wisconsinenergy.com/