Milwaukee municipal power effort follows path of other communities

By: Henry Redman

Outlets: Wisconsin Examiner

Published: July 9, 2026

Words: 1,052

Last Updated: 1 week, 6 days ago

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The typical We Energies customer using 660 kilowatt hours of energy per month is paying $144 each month for that power, according to Wisconsin Public Service Commission data. That bill is far higher than most other people in the state and has increased substantially in recent years.

Frustration with rising energy bills, increasing skepticism about investor-owned utilities, anxiety over the growth of data centers and fears about the rising cost of living led Milwaukee …

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