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Power Brokers: What’s really behind your soaring utility bills

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By: Leah Steinberg

January 15, 2026

By: Nick Bowlin | Harper’s Magazine Nick Bowlin examines the rising cost of utility bills and how the growth of energy-intensive industries like data centers is reshaping the energy landscape.…

What are data centers? Wisconsin cities’ potential new neighbors, explained

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By: Leah Steinberg

May 15, 2025

Mount Pleasant, Port Washington, Kenosha, Beaver Dam — in recent months, Wisconsin’s data center tally is growing. All four communities may one day host large, artificial intelligence-focused data centers for…

Staff Cuts Threaten Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)

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By: Rich Storck

April 15, 2025

On April 1, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced terminations that included the entire staff of the department that administers the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program…

Public comment period extended for natural gas project

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By: Tom Content

March 26, 2025

State energy regulators on Tuesday, March 25, ended a hearing before everyone who attended had the chance to voice their comments about $1.7 billion in natural gas projects proposed by…