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CUB: Affordability Concerns Are Real, Rein in Rate Hike

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By: Tom Content

August 25, 2026

As We Energies seeks to raise prices for homeowners and renters by 16%, CUB wants state energy regulators to tackle affordability now, in light of We Energies’ costly power prices…

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.…

CUB Announces Upper Midwest Energy Forum in La Crosse, WI – November 4, 2025

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By: Rich Storck

October 3, 2025

October 2, 2025 CUB Announces Upper Midwest Energy ForumEmpowering Business Leaders for a Changing Energy LandscapeLa Crosse, WI – November 4, 2025 Madison, WI — The Citizens Utility Board of…

CUB Tracks Episode 41

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By: Tom Content

June 2, 2025

2024 CUB Year in Review Below are links to some of the topics discussed on Episode 41. See CUB’s 2024 Impact Report here. This episode is available at: cubwi.org/podcast Apple…

PSC Approves More Than $1.5 Billion for 2 Natural Gas Plants

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By: Rich Storck

May 28, 2025

May 22, 2025 Following today’s PSC decision to approve construction of more than $1.5 billion at two natural gas plants in Oak Creek and in Kenosha County for We Energies,…

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…

45 and Counting: CUB celebrates milestone working for Wisconsinites

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By: Rich Storck

December 11, 2024

MILWAUKEE — “Power in numbers” was the theme on the evening of December 3 as the Citizens Utility Board celebrated the 45th anniversary of its founding in 1979. Wisconsin was…

PSC Approves Even Higher Costs for Struggling We Energies, WPS Customers

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By: Tom Content

November 8, 2024

MADISON – State energy regulators on Thursday voted to approve a rate hike for We Energies and WPS customers that will keep the utilities’ high profits in place for two…