Wisconsin regulators revise We Energies data center tariff to shift full costs to tech companies

  • April 24, 2026
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58News Milwaukee | Meredith Hackler

The Public Service Commission met Friday, April 24, to consider a proposal by the Wisconsin Electric Power Company. The proposal aims to make sure that data centers are paying their own way. The commission spent hours discussing We Energies’ proposal and made several changes to the proposal that please consumer advocates.

We Energies is proposing a tariff structure for data centers. Basically, it requires data centers to fund the construction of all renewable energy properties the utility is building to meet capacity needs. They have several projects for wind solar and battery plants already approved and others going through the approval process.

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