MILWAUKEE, Jan. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Wisconsin Energy Corporation (NYSE: WEC) will issue its fourth quarter and year-end 2011 earnings news release before the stock market opens on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012. A conference call for security analysts is scheduled for the same day at 1 p.m. Central time.

To listen to webcast
Go to wisconsinenergy.com. Click 'Fourth Quarter, Year-End Earnings Release and Conference Call' and then click 'Go to webcast' at any point within 15 minutes of the presentation, which begins at 1 p.m. Central time.

A packet of detailed financial information will be available on the Wisconsin Energy website by 6:30 a.m. Central time on Feb. 2, 2012.

To listen to conference call
United States: Dial toll free 866-439-9410 at any point within 15 minutes of the presentation, which begins at 1 p.m. Central time. A replay of the audio portion of the presentation will be available through Feb. 16 at 855-859-2056. The conference ID for both the live call and the replay is 41739267

International: Call 706-643-5658 at any point within 15 minutes of the presentation, which begins at 1 p.m. Central time. A replay of the audio portion of the presentation will be available through Feb. 16 at 404-537-3406. The conference ID for both the live call and the replay is 41739267.

Wisconsin Energy Corporation (NYSE: WEC), based in Milwaukee, is one of the nation's premier energy companies, serving more than 1.1 million electric customers in Wisconsin and Michigan's Upper Peninsula and more than 1 million natural gas customers in Wisconsin. The company's principal utility is We Energies. The company's other major subsidiary, We Power, designs, builds and owns electric generating plants.

Wisconsin Energy (wisconsinenergy.com), a component of the S&P 500, has more than $13 billion of assets, approximately 4,600 employees and more than 43,000 stockholders of record.

SOURCE Wisconsin Energy Corporation