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American Transmission Co. Data Center Issues

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By: Leah Steinberg

August 16, 2026

Current Cases: CUB is working to ensure tech companies pay their way so homeowners, renters and small businesses aren’t left holding the bag for power plants that ultimately might not…

Madison Gas & Electric Data Center Issues

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By: Leah Steinberg

August 16, 2026

Current Cases: CUB is working to ensure tech companies pay their way so homeowners, renters and small businesses aren’t left holding the bag for power plants that ultimately might not…

Xcel Energy Data Center Issues

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By: Leah Steinberg

August 16, 2026

Current Cases: CUB is working to ensure tech companies pay their way so homeowners, renters and small businesses aren’t left holding the bag for power plants that ultimately might…

Alliant Energy Data Center Issues

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By: Leah Steinberg

August 16, 2026

Current Cases: Beaver Dam: Meta Data Center Campus CUB is working to ensure tech companies pay their way so homeowners, renters and small businesses aren’t left holding the bag for…

We Energies Data Center Issues

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By: Leah Steinberg

August 16, 2026

Current Cases: Mount Pleasant (Racine County): Microsoft Data Center Campus Port Washington: Lighthouse Data Center Campus (Oracle / OpenAI / Vantage) Data Center Pricing Plan (VLC tariff and bespoke…

Extracting Profits from the Public: How Utility Ratepayers Are Paying for Big Tech’s Power

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By: Leah Steinberg

March 5, 2025

A new paper from Harvard’s Electricity Law Initiative reveals how utility customers are unknowingly helping to subsidize the energy costs of Big Tech’s expanding data centers. The report explains how…

CUB Annual Report for 2023 $175 Million Pared from Utility Requests

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By: Rich Storck

September 10, 2024

The Citizens Utility Board of Wisconsin annual report for 2023 is out and can be viewed online here or by clicking on the photo below. 2023 was even busier than…

What’s On Tap: Ways to Save, Learn, Speak Out

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By: Tom Content

August 21, 2024

It’s almost fall and a lot is happening in the coming months that could affect your energy prices in the years ahead. Today we want to highlight three key…

PSC sides with CUB: No blank checks for utilities

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By: Tom Content

June 27, 2024

Breaking Regulatory News from CUB: Customers of We Energies (aka Wisconsin Electric Power Company, or WEPCO) scored a big win this morning when the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin…

Annual Report: Savings and Advocacy Deliver for Customers

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By: Tom Content

August 28, 2023

For CUB 2022 was a year of collaboration, much media attention, and additional savings for customers of Wisconsin utilities. The Citizens Utility Board of Wisconsin annual report for 2022 is…