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Trump puts focus on Wisconsin energy prices during one-on-one interview
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Tom Content was recently featured in a Spectrum News 1 interview discussing rising energy prices in Wisconsin. Tom begins speaking at the 1:34 mark, emphasizing the need for balance between energy costs…

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Wisconsin’s biggest electric utility wants to spend nearly $200M to prevent storm outages
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We Energies plans to spend nearly $200 million to reduce storm-related outages by trimming trees, burying power lines, and upgrading systems. While these efforts aim to improve grid reliability, the…

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PSC vote supports sound process, public interest
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In another victory for CUB and Wisconsin customers, the Public Service Commission rejected We Energies’ (WEPCO’s) request for the opportunity to recover an additional $19.7 million from customers to finance…

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CUB experts honored as U.S. consumer advocates convene in Madison
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CUB of Wisconsin was happy to host consumer advocates from California to New England at the summer meeting of the National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates in June. The…

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PSC sides with CUB: No blank checks for utilities
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  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…

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Wisconsin electric rates already near top in Midwest. Increase not justified
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In a recent Milwaukee Journal Sentinel opinion piece, CUB’s Executive Director Tom Content weighed in on the significant impact of We Energies’ proposed rate increase on Wisconsin residents. Tom pointed out that…

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CUB TRACKS EPISODE 39
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We Energies & WPSC Rate Cases: What’s Driving Big Increases See CUB’s Active Cases Page for information on the two cases. On that page are overviews for each case, with…

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Check out CUB’s 2023 Impact Report
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Your Citizens Utility Board is tallying up savings and a whole lot more. CUB’s 2023 Impact Report details the work by our team to save money for utility customers, and…

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We Energies Rate Hike for 2025 and 2026
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WE ENERGIES RATE CASE HIGHLIGHTS Update: The Public Comment period is open. See link below. Update: Check out our latest podcast episodes for discussions on the rate case and utilities…

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WPS Rate Hike for 2025 and 2026
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, rates WISCONSIN PUBLIC SERVICE RATE CASE HIGHLIGHTS   Update: Check out the op-ed column in the Sunday Milwaukee Journal Sentinel taking WPS and its sister utility, We Energies, to…

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