The Newcomer household near Monroe is fairly typical for rural Wisconsin. It is surrounded by cornfields. The nearest neighbor is a quarter-mile down the road. And the internet service is spotty at best.

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State regulators have approved plans for a $700 million power plant on the shores of Lake Superior despite conservationists' concerns that the facility will harm the environment.

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We Energies is seeking permission to build two liquefied-natural-gas plants for $370 million in southeastern Wisconsin.

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The proposed $700 million Nemadji Trail Energy Center to be built in Superior wouldn't have enough access to the millions of gallons of water it needs to operate, according to an environmental report prepared by state regulators.

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Wisconsin regulators gave final approval this week to the proposed $500 million Cardinal-Hickory Creek power line in Southwest Wisconsin amid project opponents' accusations of bias.

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State regulators have approved a power line project in southwestern Wisconsin.

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The Wisconsin Public Service Commission on Thursday slapped a contractor with a $25,000 fine for failing to check for utilities before striking a natural-gas line in downtown Sun Prairie and causing an explosion that killed a firefighter.

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Attorneys general in Michigan and Illinois last week asked Wisconsin regulators to reject a half-billion-dollar transmission line project in southwest Wisconsin, taking an unprecedented step that further bolsters what is already opposition to the project.

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Refunds are in store for customers of the four largest for-profit utilities in Wisconsin.

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The Wisconsin Public Service Commission punted last week again on a question that's front-of-mind for solar advocates in the state: Is a private company that owns and operates solar service in effect a public utility?

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