Energy

Dozens of people are calling on state utility regulators to block key pieces of a more than $2 billion plan to build new natural gas infrastructure in southeast Wisconsin.

The Trump administration announced more than two dozen rollbacks of environmental regulations Wednesday that may affect efforts to limit pollution in Wisconsin from fossil fuel plants, vehicles and neighboring states.

Threats of escalation in President Donald Trump’s trade war against Canada sparked concerns this week about how the conflict could affect electric bills. But state utilities say they only receive a tiny fraction of their energy from Canada.

Two dozen GOP state lawmakers are asking President Donald Trump to weigh in on whether utilities already doing business in Wisconsin should be given first dibs on building new transmission lines.

Permits for hundreds of energy projects may be fast-tracked by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers under the Trump administration, including plans for a pipeline project in the Great Lakes and a fossil fuel plant in Superior.

Two Republicans who chair state legislative committees on energy and utilities say they want to bring more nuclear power online in Wisconsin in the coming years.

The Trump administration is halting a $5 billion program that aims to fast-track installation of electric vehicle chargers along highways nationwide, blocking access to tens of millions of dollars set aside for Wisconsin. 

A new data center could be coming to Beaver Dam as a flurry of similar projects across the state are raising concerns about whether utilities will be able to keep up with rising energy demand.

The natural gas plant We Energies plans to build at its Oak Creek power plant campus will produce more than 1.3 million tons of greenhouse gas emissions each year, according to a new report from state regulators.

During arguments in Michigan state court, Assistant Attorney General Dan Bock told Judge James Jamo it’s the state’s duty to uphold the public’s rights from the threat of a spill.