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Short-term Debt and Lines of Credit

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Short-term Debt [Abstract]

SHORT-TERM DEBT AND LINES OF CREDIT

SHORT-TERM DEBT AND LINES OF CREDIT

The following table shows our short-term borrowings and their corresponding weighted-average interest rates:

(in millions, except percentages)		March 31, 2016				December 31, 2015
Commercial paper
Amount outstanding		$	896.4			$	1,095.0
Weighted-average interest rate on amounts outstanding		0.61		%		0.68		%

Our average amount of commercial paper borrowings based on daily outstanding balances during the three months ended March 31, 2016, was $1,043.7 million with a weighted-average interest rate during the period of 0.63%.

The information in the table below relates to our revolving credit facilities used to support our commercial paper borrowing programs, including remaining available capacity under these facilities:

(in millions)		Maturity		March 31, 2016
WEC Energy Group		December 2020		$	1,050.0
WE		December 2020		500.0
WPS *		December 2016		250.0
WG		December 2020		350.0
PGL		December 2020		350.0
Total short-term credit capacity				$	2,500.0
Less:
Letters of credit issued inside credit facilities				$	18.0
Commercial paper outstanding				896.4
Available capacity under existing agreements				$	1,585.6

* In March 2016, WPS requested approval from the PSCW to extend the maturity through December 2020.

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