News Clips - Utilities & Energy - The Hamilton Consulting Group

We Energies, Milwaukee schools partnership opens career doors for high school students

Wisconsin Public Radio, August 17, 2026

Menominee still inching toward energy sovereignty despite grant loss

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, August 11, 2026

State regulators deal blow to power line proposal for Port data center

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, August 6, 2026

We Energies starts new renewable energy plants to serve data centers

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, August 5, 2026

American Transmission Co., We Energies ask regulators to approve data center cost agreement

Wisconsin Public Radio, August 3, 2026

WEC Energy Group CEO confident Oracle will meet financial requirements for data centers

Wisconsin Public Radio, July 31, 2026

Faith leaders call on the next governor to go all in on clean energy

Wisconsin Examiner, July 29, 2026

Wisconsin utilities seek halt on competition for new power line projects

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, July 15, 2026

Wisconsin regulators refuse to loosen data center credit rules, setting up Oracle court fight

Wisconsin Watch, July 9, 2026

Fossil fuel plant approvals should weigh public need more, report says

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, July 9, 2026

Milwaukee municipal power effort follows path of other communities

Wisconsin Examiner, July 9, 2026

PSC projects Wisconsin’s energy demand to surge 40% as data centers expand

WisPolitics, July 3, 2026

Can solar energy and farming share the same land? These Wisconsin researchers think so

Wisconsin Public Radio, July 1, 2026

Barnes takes aim at Rodriguez for accepting utility PAC donations

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, June 26, 2026

Marathon County residents sound off against proposed wind farm project

Wisconsin Public Radio, June 26, 2026

Could Milwaukee create its own electric utility? Officials explore taking over We Energies infrastructure within city limits

Wisconsin Watch, June 24, 2026

Xcel Energy proposal aims to protect customers

Eau Claire Leader-Telegram, June 22, 2026

Emissions of Trump-supported Columbia Co. coal plant jumped in 2025

Wisconsin Examiner, June 22, 2026

Group seeks to fight ‘largest transmission line ever constructed’ in Wisconsin

Wisconsin Public Radio, June 17, 2026

Where the governor candidates stand on utility rates, energy policy

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, June 15, 2026

We Energies seeks to loosen some financial guarantees for data centers

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, June 12, 2026

Hearing scheduled on proposal to replace We Energies with Milwaukee public utility

WTMJ, June 9, 2026

Trump announces $19 million to modernize Wisconsin coal plant

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, June 4, 2026

Wisconsin lawmakers oppose utility push to pause competition for power line projects

Wisconsin Watch, June 2, 2026

Wisconsin lawmaker pitches home energy upgrades to offset data center costs

WMTV, May 27, 2026

Landowners sue over proposed Driftless-area power line

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, May 21, 2026

Milwaukee Common Council to challenge proposed We Energies rate hike

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, May 15, 2026

Wisconsin regulators approve rates for Meta’s Beaver Dam data center, with sharp criticism

Wisconsin Public Radio, May 7, 2026

Wisconsin utility company executive says more data centers could be on the horizon

Wisconsin Public Radio, May 7, 2026

Madison in the running for next-gen fusion energy research facility

The Capital Times, May 5, 2026

In campaign swing, Mandela Barnes touts plan to freeze utility rates

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, April 29, 2026

State regulators change We Energies’ data center rate proposal to protect customers

Wisconsin Public Radio, April 24, 2026

Wisconsin regulators to decide on We Energies’ data center electric rates

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, April 23, 2026

Utilities seek federal pause on grid bidding amid AI-driven power demand

Wisconsin Watch, April 10, 2026

We Energies proposes plan to shield ratepayers from data center power line costs

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, April 10, 2026

Wisconsin utilities join effort to curb power line competition

Wisconsin State Journal, April 8, 2026

We Energies delays retirement of aging Oak Creek coal units to the end of 2027

Wisconsin Public Radio, April 6, 2026

We Energies, Wisconsin Public Service seeking rate hikes in 2027, 2028

Wisconsin Public Radio, April 2, 2026

Report: Planned southeast Wisconsin gas plants could lead to premature deaths, air pollution

Wisconsin Public Radio, March 27, 2026

Competition intensifies over who builds Wisconsin’s grid as data centers drive power demand

In Business Madison, March 24, 2026

Wisconsin regulators approve two new solar projects for $360 million

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, March 20, 2026

Senate committee signs off on data center bills

WisBusiness, March 16, 2026

Regulators approve We Energies purchase of 150-megawatt solar project for data center

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, March 13, 2026

Barnes’ utility rate freeze ‘by law could not be put into practice’

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, March 13, 2026

Bill would require local approval for wind and solar energy projects

Spectrum News 1, March 10, 2026

Democratic candidate Barnes would freeze utility rates as governor

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, March 9, 2026

Effort to revive Kewaunee County site comes amid rising interest in nuclear energy

WisPolitics, March 9, 2026

PSC requires Alliant Energy file new application with fewer redactions for data center rates

Wisconsin Public Radio, February 27, 2026

After years of legal wrangling, Enbridge begins rerouting pipeline around Wisconsin reservation

Wisconsin State Journal, February 26, 2026

Wisconsin PSC, UW-Madison partner to identify possible nuclear plant sites

Wisconsin Public Radio, February 19, 2026