Item 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE

The information under "Proposal 1: Election of Directors – Terms Expiring in 2019 – Director Nominees – Director Independence," "Corporate Governance at WEC Energy Group – Board Independence – Director Independence Standards," "Corporate Governance at WEC Energy Group – Board Committees – Independence of the Audit and Oversight, Corporate Governance, and Compensation Committees," "Corporate Governance at WEC Energy Group – Corporate Governance Framework – Company policies and procedures in place to review and approve related party transactions," and "Certain Relationships and Related Transactions" in the 2018 Annual Meeting Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by reference. A full description of the guidelines our Board uses to determine director independence is located in Appendix A of our Corporate Governance Guidelines, which can be found on our website, www.wecenergygroup.com.