Pushing back against a half billion in rate hikes
Posted August 15, 2023Categories: Uncategorized
WIEG has prepared expert testimony to mitigate the impact. WIEG is the only organized voice questioning, challenging, and working to minimize the increase on behalf of large energy consumers. We continue to work to ensure Wisconsin’s manufacturers are not burdened with rates that further hurt economic competitiveness.
Utilities request over a half billion dollars in higher rates
Posted May 15, 2023Categories: Uncategorized
WIEG has intervened in all the pending rate cases and fuel cases at the Public Service Commission. Contact WIEG today to be part of our growing coalition and protect your company from the pending rate hikes.
Utility Dive: Justice Department, FTC urge FERC to expand competition for building new transmission, deny utility exclusivity
Posted August 18, 2022Categories: Uncategorized
WPR: Utilities set to spend more than $2B on new transmission lines in Wisconsin
Posted August 2, 2022Categories: Uncategorized
Manufacturers and customer groups are very concerned about MISO’s additional regulatory barriers to transmission competition and the unnecessary costs passed along to the ratepayers.
Four commissioners attached a concurrence that expresses concern “that existing processes may not adequately protect consumers with regard to the selection and construction of many transmission projects. This order has the negative consequence of expanding the scope of projects for which the transmission owner has less incentive to reduce cost and maximize benefits to the greatest extent possible.”
WEPCO and WPL coal-fired plants to run longer due to reliability and supply chain concerns
Posted June 23, 2022Categories: Uncategorized