MILWAUKEE, Jan. 28, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- WEC Energy Group Inc. (NYSE: WEC) will issue its 2015 fourth-quarter and year-end earnings news release before the stock market opens Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016. A conference call for security analysts is scheduled for the same day at 1 p.m. Central time.

To listen to webcast
Go to wecenergygroup.com. Select '4(th) quarter, year-end earnings' and then select 'Webcast' at any point within 15 minutes of the start of the presentation, which begins at 1 p.m. Central time.

A packet of detailed financial information will be available on the WEC website by 6:30 a.m. Central time on Feb. 4, 2016.

To listen to conference call
United States
: Dial toll free 866-439-9410 at any point within 15 minutes of the start of the presentation, which begins at 1 p.m. Central time. An audio replay will be available approximately two hours after the presentation, through Feb. 17 at 855-859-2056. The live call and replay ID is 21365402.

International: Call 706-643-5658 at any point within 15 minutes of the start of the presentation, which begins at 1 p.m. Central time. An audio replay will be available approximately two hours after the presentation, through Feb. 17 at 404-537-3406. The live call and replay ID is 21365402.

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 and Minnesota Energy Resources. The company's other major subsidiary, We Power, designs, builds and owns electric generating plants.

WEC Energy Group (wecenergygroup.com), a component of the S&P 500, has approximately $29 billion of assets, 8,500 employees and 55,000 stockholders of record.

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SOURCE WEC Energy Group