WEC Energy Group announces 2017 second-quarter earnings news release and conference call

MILWAUKEE, July 19, 2017

To listen to webcast
Go to wecenergygroup.com. Select '2^nd quarter earnings' and then select 'Webcast' at any point within 15 minutes of the start of the call, which begins at 1 p.m. Central time.

Detailed financial information will be available on the WEC website by 6:30 a.m. Central time on July 26.

To listen to conference call
United States: Dial toll-free 844-840-1623 at any point within 15 minutes of the start of the call, which begins at 1 p.m. Central time. An audio replay will be available later that day through Aug. 8 at 855-859-2056. The live call and replay ID is 43642520.

International: Call 631-625-3204 at any point within 15 minutes of the start of the call, which begins at 1 p.m. Central time. An audio replay will be available later that day through Aug. 8 at 404-537-3406. The live call and replay ID is 43642520.

WEC Energy Group (NYSE: WEC), based in Milwaukee, is one of the nation's premier energy companies, serving 4.4 million customers in Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan and Minnesota.

The company's principal utilities are We Energies, Wisconsin Public Service, Peoples Gas, North Shore Gas, Michigan Gas Utilities, Minnesota Energy Resources and Upper Michigan Energy Resources. The company's other major subsidiary, We Power, designs, builds and owns electric generating plants.