News Articles
Bill aims to streamline duties at the PSC. (1/30/12)
PSC Commissioner Nowak sees new pollution rules hiking electric rates in Wisconsin. (1/27/2012)
Xcel to pilot backing up wind farms with solar. (1/25/12)
Environmental groups oppose the rush of $1 billion in power lines for Northern Wisconsin and the U.P. (1/22/12)
Alliant’s CEO Bill Harvey will retire soon. Patricia Kampling was promoted and will take over in April. (1/20/12)
WEC plans to speed up dividend hikes. (1/19/12)
Winds blow hot and cold. Broadwind wins tower order; Vestas cuts jobs. (1/12/12)
UP coal-fired power plant may stay open. We Energies in talks with cooperative about Presque Isle joint venture. (1/11/12)
Groups get involved in Milwaukee's streetcar utility case. PSC to rule on who pays to move utility lines. (1/8/12)
WEPCO fuel case: $26 million increase was a net zero after DOE funds were applied. (12/22/11)
Wisconsin's biggest wind farm, the Glacier Hills Wind Park (162 MW/$364 million) project is now online. (12/20/11)
EPA’s Utility MACT was released this week. There are a number of plants around the state that may now need to be retired early as a result of CSAPR and MACT and other EPA rules. (12/21/11)
WPL fuel case of $4.4 million (0.68% increase for industrials) was approved. CSAPR costs were deferred. (12/20/11)
State Supreme Court to review WIEG-CUB lawsuit over wind farm permit. (12/16/11)
We Energies’ Valley Power Plant may be converted to burn natural gas. (12/13/11)
USA Today: Residential electric bills soar $300 in five years. (12/13/12)
New Oak Creek power plant closed for repairs. We Energies shuts down unit after review uncovers potential problem. (12/12/11)
MISO endorses $6.5 billion MVP powerline plan. Three of the sixteen lines are Wisconsin projects. (12/8/11)
Stoering named president & CEO of NSPW. (12/8/11)
Cloninger named president of WPSC. (12/7/11)
MGE rate case approved with 4.33% average increase. All CSAPR costs were deferred. (12/2/11)
WIEG, WPC and CUB challenge PSC’s decision on WEPCO rate proposal. (11/28/11)
WPSC rate case reopener approved with 3.62% industrial increase. CSAPR costs were deferred. (11/18/11)
We Energies says some coal-ash cleanup costs won't be passed along. (11/13/11)
PSC gives final approval for WEPCO’s “zero increase” rate plan. (11/4/11)
WEPCO’s executives say future rate increases will taper off. (11/4/11)
Coal plant, summer heat energize We Energies' earnings. (10/27/11)
Feds want powerline costs socialized (10/23/11)
PSC petitioned to rule on Milwaukee streetcar utility costs. (10/19/11)
ATC applied for state approval for a 6 mile, $31 million 345kv line that would cross into Illinois from Kenosha County. (10/13/11
Utilities, business and state government challenge the expensive CSAPR rule. (10/7/11)
WEPCO’s $148 million “zero increase” proposal was approved with no changes by the PSC. (10/6/11)
Obama administration to speed up seven power line permits, including a CapX2020 project.
Economic development rate was approved by the PSC. (9/29/11)
Greenhouse rule delayed. (9/15/11)
ATC’s new 10-year plan pegged at $4 billion (9/12/11)
Obama backs off tougher and expensive new Ozone standards. (9/2/11)
