We Energies

Dec 27, 2017

Nearly 3,000 without power in Milwaukee

We Energies is working to restore power to nearly 3,000 people in Milwaukee.

Nov 28, 2017

Pleasant Prairie coal plant to close in 2018

WEC Energy Group, the parent company of We Energies and Wisconsin Public Service Commission, intends to retire a coal-fired power plant in Pleasant Prairie next year. Amy Jahns, a spokesperson at We Energies, […]

Sep 12, 2017

Wisconsin utilities answer call for help following Hurricane Irma

As Florida residents and businesses work to pick up the pieces following Hurricane Irma’s direct blow to their state this weekend, Wisconsin utility companies are sending in workers to help provide […]

May 23, 2017

Milwaukee burglars posing as construction, utility workers

Milwaukee police are warning the public that fake utility and work crews are out this month looking to put the "con" into "construction."

Mar 2, 2017

GOP lawmakers want review of We Energies contracts

Republican lawmakers want to give regulators a chance to review some We Energies contracts in a move they say could bring down electricity costs for Wisconsin manufacturers.

Aug 21, 2016

State’s high electricity rates spark industry warnings

Wisconsin regulators are being warned that the state's high electric rates could spark some of its big manufacturers to move or expand elsewhere.

Apr 13, 2016

Fond du Lac County residents plan to keep fighting wind farm (UPDATE)

Opponents of a large wind farm in Fond du Lac County plan to continue raising health concerns about the development, despite a new state study showing no conclusive ill effects on residents who live near the turbines.

Mar 28, 2016

Power mostly restored after thousands in dark in Milwaukee

Crews from We Energies have been restoring power to thousands of customers in the Milwaukee area after an overnight outage.

Mar 22, 2016

Wisconsin lagging other Midwest states in clean-energy jobs

Even though nearly 25,000 people work in Wisconsin’s clean-energy industry, the state still has a smaller percentage of its workforce employed in that sector than any of its neighbors in the Midwest.

Dec 17, 2015

Deal removes one obstacle to power plant near Beloit (UPDATE)

Two of the state’s largest utility companies have come to an agreement that will let them present a united front when they argue before state regulators for the construction of a new power plant in southern Wisconsin.

Nov 11, 2015

Law exempts out-of-state utility workers from taxes, licensing following disasters (UPDATE)

Although Wisconsin's geographical position puts it far out of the reach of hurricanes, memories of 2012's Superstorm Sandy have inspired a new law that will let out-of-state contractors avoid various licensing and tax requirements when they repair utility equipment in response to a disaster.

Sep 8, 2015

Downed lines, mudslide stall work, drivers at Zoo Interchange

All lanes on eastbound Interstate 94 at 70th Street west of downtown Milwaukee reopened around 6:30 a.m. Tuesday after a construction crew hit an overhead communication line on the interstate. Now, drivers are dealing with a mudslide.