WAUSAU, WI (WSAU-WAOW) – We Energies (WE) and the Wisconsin Public Service (WPS) submitted a petition in April to raise its rates while working towards a clean energy goal.
The sister utility companies are asking for a five percent increase which is equal to an additional payment of five to six dollars a month. A spokesperson with We Energies said clean energy will save their customers millions of dollars in the long run.
“It is affordable… reliable you want to make sure you have the lights when you need them the heat when you need them and clean,” Brendan Conway, Spokesperson, We Energies said. “As we move away from some less efficient fossil fuel plants we are replacing them with clean energy.”
We Energies have not been approved to raise their prices yet, that decision is expected to be made by the end of November or early December.
The utilities are already advising residential customers of higher winter heating costs because of rising natural gas prices. They expect most homeowners will see monthly bills rise by about $25.
