WE Energies

We Energies customers face almost a 3% rate increase for electricity next year.

Citizens Utility Board says it depends on whether customers keep paying the costs of the shuttered plants.

The Citizens Utility Board discusses a planned large We Energies solar farm and solar roofs.

After lengthy debate Thursday, Wisconsin's Public Service Commission voted to allow We Energies to increase rates in 2023.

The cost increases come as We Energies seeks to raise residential rates 13% next year.

Critics say a proposed rate hike by We Energies for new solar and natural gas generation pits low-income residents against clean energy advocates, taking too much profit for shareholders.

Every two years electric utilities in Wisconsin are allowed to request more money from customers. The complicated process is called a “rate case” and the Public Service Commission coordinates it. We Energies is asking for more than an 8% increase starting in 2023.

Some people are unhappy about We Energies' plan to delay closing its Oak Creek Power Plant due to “Tight energy supply conditions in the Midwest power market and supply chain issues.” Members of the Clean Power Coalition expressed their concern in front of the utility's downtown headquarters Wednesday.

The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin Thursday unanimously OK'd letting We Energies and two other utility companies buy a Kenosha County solar project, which will also include Wisconsin's first large-scale battery storage system.

A large planned solar energy farm favored by We Energies triggers considerable debate.