United States
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                     Form 15

 CERTIFICATION AND NOTICE OF TERMINATION OF REGISTRATION UNDER SECTION 12(g) OF
 THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 OR SUSPENSION OF DUTY TO FILE REPORTS UNDER
          SECTIONS 13 AND 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.

                         Commission File Number 1-02459

                           MidAmerican Energy Company
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                     666 Grand Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50309
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          (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including
             area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)

          Guarantee with respect to 7.98% Cumulative Quarterly Income
                         Preferred Securities, Series A
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            (Title of each class of securities covered by this Form)

        Preferred Stock, $3.30 Series          Preferred Stock, $4.35 Series
        Preferred Stock, $3.75 Series          Preferred Stock, $4.40 Series
        Preferred Stock, $3.90 Series          Preferred Stock, $4.80 Series
        Preferred Stock, $4.20 Series          Preferred Stock, $7.80 Series
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       (Titles of all other classes of securities for which a duty to file
                 reports under section 13(a) or 15(d) remains)

Please place an X in the box(es) to designate the appropriate rule provisions(s)
relied upon to terminate or suspend the duty to file reports:

            Rule 12g-4(a)(1)(i)[x]               Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(i)[ ]
            Rule 12g-4(a)(1)(ii)[ ]              Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(ii)[ ]
            Rule 12g-4(a)(2)(i) [ ]              Rule 12h-3(b)(2)(i)[ ]
            Rule 12g-4(a)(2)(ii)[ ]              Rule 12h-3(b)(2)(ii)[ ]
                                                 Rule 15d-6 [ ]

Approximate number of holders of record as of the certification
or notice date: None

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 MidAmerican
Energy Company has caused this certification/notice to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned duly authorized person.

Date:    March 13, 2002                      By: /s/ Paul J. Leighton
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                                                 Paul J. Leighton, Secretary