Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Matthews Charles R
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
06/29/2015		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
WEC ENERGY GROUP, INC. [WEC]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
231 WEST MICHIGAN STREET		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President & CEO - PGL/NSG
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

MILWAUKEE, WI 53203		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 6,172
D
 
Common Stock 1,604.917 (1)
I
ERSP

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (Right to buy) 01/03/2015 01/03/2022 Common Stock 16,260 $ 34.88 D  
Stock Option (Right to buy) 01/02/2016(2) 01/02/2023 Common Stock 28,490 $ 37.46 D  
Stock Option (Right to buy) 01/02/2017(2) 01/02/2024 Common Stock 16,965 $ 41.03 D  
Stock Option (Right to buy) 01/02/2018(2) 01/02/2025 Common Stock 9,670 $ 52.9 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Matthews Charles R
231 WEST MICHIGAN STREET
MILWAUKEE, WI 53203		       President & CEO - PGL/NSG  

Signatures

Joshua M. Erickson, as Attorney-in-fact 07/09/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Includes shares acquired under WEC Energy Group's ("WEC") Employee Retirement Savings Plan ("ERSP") in transactions exempt from Section 16(b) purusant to Rule 16b-3(c) and exempt from reporting pursuant to Rule 16a-3(f)(1)(i)(B). The number of shares in the ERSP attributalbe to any one participant varies with the price of the Common Stock. The information in this report is based on a plan statement dated as of June 29, 2015
(2) Options vest 100% on the date indicated.
 
Remarks:
Exhibit List: Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney

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