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Short-term Debt and Lines of Credit (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Short-term Debt [Abstract]

Short-term notes payable balances and their corresponding weighted average interest rate

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		%

Schedule of revolving credit facilities and remaining available capacity

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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