Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Erickson Joshua M	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 8/1/2021	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) VP and Deputy General Counsel /
(Street) MILWAUKEE, WI 53203       (City)              (State)              (Zip)	5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

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	2063	D
Common Stock	5165.924 (1)	I	ERSP

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		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)	1/2/2021	1/2/2028	Common Stock	1555.0	$66.015	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	The number of shares in the WEC Employee Retirement Savings Plan attributable 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 July 31, 2021.

Remarks: Exhibit List: Exhibit 24-Power of Attorney

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Erickson Joshua M 231 WEST MICHIGAN STREET MILWAUKEE, WI 53203			VP and Deputy General Counsel

Signatures
Lauren Hurley, as attorney in fact		8/4/2021
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date