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<LEGEND>
     This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the
consolidated balance sheet of MidAmerican Energy Company as of December 31,
1996, and the related consolidated statements of income and cash flows for the
twelve months ended December 31, 1996, and is qualified in its entirety by 
reference to such financial statements.
</LEGEND>
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<RESTATED>
<NAME>                        MidAmerican Energy Company
<MULTIPLIER>                                   1,000
       
<S>                             <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   YEAR
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                              DEC-31-1996
<PERIOD-START>                                 JAN-01-1996
<PERIOD-END>                                   DEC-31-1996
<BOOK-VALUE>                                   PER-BOOK
<TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT>                      2,632,142
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>                    118,344
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                         436,799
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                       396,471
<OTHER-ASSETS>                                 190,897
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                 3,774,653
<COMMON>                                       560,597
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>                      0
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                            426,228
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>                 986,825
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                          150,000
<PREFERRED>                                    31,769
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                           1,086,955
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                             0
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                      0
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>                 161,700
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>                  49,560
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>                      0
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>                    0
<LEASES-CURRENT>                               0
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>                 1,307,844
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>                  3,774,653
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>                      1,674,353
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                           112,927 <F1>
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                     1,308,179
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                     1,308,179
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>                        366,174
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                             (11,924)<F2>
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>                 354,250
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                       86,352
<NET-INCOME>                                   154,971
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                    10,401
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>                  144,570
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                       120,770
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>                      79,434
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>                         327,433
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                  0
<EPS-DILUTED>                                  0
<FN>
<F1> INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE includes all income taxes for continuing operations and
is excluded from Total Operating Expenses above and on the Consolidated 
Statement of Income.
<F2>  OTHER-INCOME-NET above includes a $(10,161,000) loss from Discontinued
Operations, net of income taxes.
</FN>
        

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