<TABLE> <S> <C>


<ARTICLE>                     UT
<LEGEND>
     This  schedule contains Summary Financial Information extracted from the
 consolidated balance sheet of Midamerican Funding, LLC as of December 31, 1999,
 and the related consolidated statements of income and cash flows for the period
 March 12, 1999 through  December 31, 1999,  and is qualified in its entirety by
 reference to such financial statements.
</LEGEND>
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<NAME>                        MIDAMERICAN FUNDING, LLC
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<PERIOD-TYPE>                                                   OTHER
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                                               DEC-31-1999
<PERIOD-START>                                                  MAR-12-1999
<PERIOD-END>                                                    DEC-31-1999
<BOOK-VALUE>                                                    PER-BOOK
<TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT>                                       2,505,616
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>                                       519,201
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                                            339,609
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                                          347,935
<OTHER-ASSETS>                                                  1,482,992
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                                  5,195,353
<COMMON>                                                        1,670,866
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>                                               0
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                                               129,577
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>                                  1,800,416
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                             151,598
<PREFERRED>                                                        31,759
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                                            1,508,394
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                                                      0
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                                               0
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>                                    204,000
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>                                     134,082
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>                                               0
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>                                             0
<LEASES-CURRENT>                                                        0
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>                                  1,365,104
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>                                   5,195,353
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>                                       1,433,046
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                                               96,045 <F1>
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                                      1,205,913
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                                      1,205,913
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>                                           227,133
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                                                113,855 <F2>
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>                                    340,988
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                          109,608
<NET-INCOME>                                                      135,335
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                                             0
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>                                     135,335
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                                                0
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>                                          52,714
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>                                            149,962
<EPS-BASIC>                                                             0
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<FN>

<F1>
Income Tax Expense includes all income taxes for continuing operations and
is excluded from Total Operating Expenses on the consolidated Statement of
Income.

<F2>
Other  Income  net  includes  a  $11,258,000   income  from   Discontinued
Operations, net of income taxes.

</FN>


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