Some Wisconsin communities are hit harder by increasing energy prices. Explore where energy costs take the biggest bite out of household incomes — and why there’s debate over what those numbers mean.
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We Energies strikes deal to power Oracle data center with nuclear energy
The utility says the proposal to allow Oracle to tap electricity from the Point Beach nuclear plant could save other customers millions in fuel costs.
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Court ruling spares Wisconsin ratepayers costs of keeping Michigan coal plant open
A federal appeals court overturned an Energy Department order extending the life of the 60-year-old J.H. Campbell plant. Wisconsinites alone faced an estimated $117 million in costs over several years.
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Oracle drops lawsuit challenging Wisconsin data center credit rules
The credit requirements, designed to protect We Energies customers from financial risks, now stand unchallenged.
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We Energies says Microsoft won’t be held to contract terms that conflict with state regulators’ order
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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Data center boom spotlights Wisconsin’s Public Service Commission. Here’s what the agency does.
The three-member commission regulates Wisconsin’s utilities and power rates. A surge in data center proposals is putting agency decisions under new scrutiny.
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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.