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Customer advocates seeking changes to We Energies' data center rate proposal
10+ hour, 39+ min ago (646+ words) A Wisconsin ratepayer advocacy group says We Energies" proposed "very large customer" rate for data centers could shield other customers from cost increases, though it"s calling for several changes to the plan." Citizens Utility Board Executive Director Tom Content…...
Sprectrum: Marks major milestone in multi-year rural fiber braodband expansion in Wisconsin
2+ week, 1+ day ago (337+ words) MADISON, Wis. (March 25, 2026) "Spectrum, the largest and fastest-growing rural internet provider in the country, today announced significant progress in its multi-year effort to expand high-speed fiber broadband access across rural communities in Wisconsin, connecting more than 42, 000 homes and small businesses…...
Senate committee signs off on data center bills
3+ week, 3+ day ago (379+ words) Two bills regulating data centers passed out of a Senate committee Friday ahead of the final Senate floor period of the year. AB 840, which promises ratepayers protections from data center development costs, passed the Assembly largely along party lines in…...
New details revealed for Meta's Beaver Dam data center
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (503+ words) Wis Business...
Residents raise concerns on data center rate proposal
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (568+ words) Wisconsin residents expressed widespread concerns about a proposal before the Public Service Commission creating a new rate class for hyperscale data centers." Scores of individuals tuned in yesterday for a virtual public comment period on a We Energies" proposal that…...
WED AM News: Residents raise concerns on PSC data center rate proposal; Microsoft exec reiterates company's desire to shield ratepayers from cost increases
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1640+ words) " Wisconsin residents expressed widespread concerns about a proposal before the Public Service Commission creating a new rate class for hyperscale data centers." Scores of individuals tuned in yesterday for a virtual public comment period on a We Energies" proposal that…...
Discussion explores competing data center bills, opportunities and hurdles
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (902+ words) As communities and companies navigate the path ahead for mega data centers in Wisconsin, some say the massive building projects could lead to expansion of renewable energy, a stronger grid and new energy technologies. The virtual luncheon focused on competing…...
Data center impacts on energy, water infrastructure 'difficult to assess,' report says
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (505+ words) While Wisconsin's data center boom is expected to drive up energy demand, the Wisconsin Policy Forum says it's "difficult to assess" just how much these facilities will strain state energy and water infrastructure." The group yesterday issued its latest report,…...