The contract says power plants serving Microsoft’s Mount Pleasant data center must be in eastern Wisconsin or Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, even though the state Public Service Commission rejected that requirement.
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Oracle credit rating drops amid Wisconsin fight over data center credit rules
The downgrade comes as Oracle challenges state regulators’ decision to require companies with lower credit ratings to post millions in collateral for new data centers.
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Fight over who expands Wisconsin’s power grid heads to Washington
After losing a major transmission project to a startup, American Transmission Company asks federal regulators to reopen the bidding, escalating a fight over who will build — and profit from — Wisconsin’s grid expansion as data centers drive demand.
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Could Milwaukee create its own electric utility? Officials explore taking over We Energies infrastructure within city limits
A board discussed whether the city could create a public electric utility by acquiring We Energies assets, which supporters say could increase local control over energy decisions.
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Competition intensifies over who builds Wisconsin’s grid as data centers drive power demand
The Midwest’s grid operator reversed course on a key transmission project, marking a victory for Wisconsin’s largest transmission developer.
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Wisconsin debates how to pay for the power-hungry AI boom
Regulators mull the first big utility plan to provide electricity to data centers flocking to the state, igniting disputes over consumer protection and clean energy.
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As energy-hungry data centers loom, Wisconsin ratepayers owe $1 billion on shuttered power plants
Obsolete power plants continue to cost ratepayers. Now, the push to generate unprecedented amounts of electricity for data centers risks creating another $1 billion in “stranded assets.”
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Residents protest proposed We Energies natural gas plant
Several North Side community organizations are protesting a $1.2 billion natural gas power plant proposed by We Energies.
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Here’s how to keep your power on as April 15 deadline nears
The annual winter moratorium that prevents utility providers from disconnecting residential services for nonpayment ends on April 15. Here’s how to keep your power on.