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Updated May 26, 2026Utility Landscape
Wisconsin Electric Power Company (We Energies)
IOUSoutheastern Wisconsin including Milwaukee, Racine, and Kenosha counties; also serves portions of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan
Subsidiary of WEC Energy Group; filed a significant multi-year rate case in 2024 seeking increased capital recovery tied to generation transition investments. PSC has scrutinized fuel cost adjustments and the pace of coal retirement and replacement with natural gas and renewables.
Wisconsin Gas LLC (We Energies Gas)
IOUNatural gas distribution across southeastern and south-central Wisconsin, largely overlapping with Wisconsin Electric's electric territory
Also a WEC Energy Group subsidiary; rate activity closely coordinated with Wisconsin Electric filings. Subject to ongoing scrutiny regarding pipeline integrity programs and methane leak reduction compliance.
Wisconsin Public Service Corporation (WPS)
IOUNortheastern Wisconsin including Green Bay, Appleton, and the Fox Valley region; electric and gas service
WEC Energy Group subsidiary; PSC approved a rate increase in 2024 reflecting capital investments in Badger Hollow Solar Farm II and transmission upgrades. Active participant in MISO capacity market discussions affecting Wisconsin load-serving entities.
Madison Gas and Electric (MGE)
IOUElectric and gas service in Dane County, centered on Madison and surrounding municipalities
Independently managed IOU with an aggressive net-zero carbon commitment by 2050; filed a 2025 rate case emphasizing solar and storage capital additions. The PSC has examined MGE's decoupling mechanism and demand-side management program cost recovery.
Dairyland Power Cooperative
coopGeneration and transmission cooperative serving distribution cooperatives across western and central Wisconsin, southeastern Minnesota, northeastern Iowa, and northwestern Illinois
Wholesale power supplier emerging from Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization completed in 2024; PSC and FERC oversight of its generation transition plan, which includes retiring coal units and expanding wind and solar resources to comply with member cooperative load obligations.
Madison Water Utility
muniMunicipal water utility serving the City of Madison and portions of Dane County
Subject to PSC rate regulation as a Class A water utility; recent proceedings have addressed PFAS contamination remediation cost recovery and infrastructure replacement funding, with ratepayer allocation of remediation costs under active PSC review.
Key Issues
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WEC Energy Group (We Energies and WPS) capital expenditure scrutiny: PSC is evaluating the prudency of large-scale natural gas peaker investments proposed as coal plant replacements, with intervenors arguing that demand response and battery storage alternatives were insufficiently analyzed in the 2024-2025 resource planning cycle.
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PFAS contamination cost recovery in water utility rate cases: Multiple Wisconsin Class A water utilities, including Madison Water Utility and Racine Water and Wastewater Utilities, are seeking PSC authorization to recover costs associated with PFAS treatment infrastructure through rates, raising novel questions about polluter-pay versus ratepayer allocation frameworks.
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Renewable energy integration and MISO transmission cost allocation: Wisconsin IOUs and cooperatives are navigating significant MISO Tranche 1 and Tranche 2 long-range transmission project cost allocations, with PSC proceedings examining whether Wisconsin ratepayers bear a disproportionate share relative to in-state renewable energy benefits.
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Dairyland Power Cooperative post-bankruptcy generation transition oversight: Following emergence from Chapter 11 in 2024, Dairyland's integrated resource plan and member contract renegotiations are under heightened regulatory scrutiny by the PSC and FERC to ensure reliability and just-and-reasonable wholesale rates for member distribution cooperatives.
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Net energy metering and distributed generation compensation reform: The PSC has an open docket examining successor tariff structures for customer-sited solar following the expiration of legacy NEM grandfathering provisions, with IOUs proposing value-of-solar methodologies that solar industry and consumer advocates are contesting.
Upcoming
Estimated deadline for initial intervenor testimony in Madison Gas and Electric's 2025 general rate case (Docket 4220-UR); proceeding covers MGE's proposed electric and gas rate increases tied to Elm Road solar-storage capital additions and updated depreciation schedules.
Estimated PSC evidentiary hearing scheduled for PFAS cost recovery proceedings involving Madison Water Utility and other Class A municipal water utilities; PSC staff expected to present recommended framework for distinguishing capital remediation costs recoverable in rates from litigation recovery proceeds.
Estimated PSC final order anticipated in the net energy metering successor tariff docket (generic proceeding); decision will establish the compensation rate structure for new rooftop solar customers statewide and is expected to be appealed by solar industry stakeholders if value-of-solar methodology is adopted below avoided cost.
Estimated deadline for Wisconsin IOUs and cooperatives to file comments with PSC on MISO Tranche 2 long-range transmission project cost allocation impacts on Wisconsin retail rates; PSC staff analysis of in-state benefit-to-cost ratios expected to be released for public comment in October 2026.
Commissioner Watch
View all ↗Limited public information is available about Marcus Hawkins's background prior to or following his appointment to the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin.
Limited public information is available about Kristy Nieto's background prior to or following her appointment to the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin.
Limited public information is available about Summer Strand's full regulatory background, though she serves as Chairperson of the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin.
Staff
103| Name | Title | Phone |
|---|---|---|
| Matt Sweeney | Executive Assistant to Commissioner Nieto | (608) 267-7898 |
| Tanner Blair | Director of Policy and Legislative Affairs | (608) 267-9859 |
| Kate Christensen | Division Administrator | (608) 267-2893 |
| Eric Esser | Administrator, Division of Business Operations & Office Management | (608) 266-5481 |
| Joe Fontaine | Division Administrator | (608) 266-0910 |
| Andy Galvin | Administrator, Division of Water Utility Regulation and Analysis | (608) 279-6195 |
| Kara Pennoyer | Chief of Staff, Executive Assistant to Chairperson Strand | (608) 630-4589 |
| Cynthia Smith | Chief Legal Counsel | (608) 266-5481 |
| Meghan Sovey | Director of Communications and External Affairs | (608) 266-9600 |
| Cru Stubley | Secretary to the Commission | (608) 266-3493 |
| Dewi Abral S Abral | Executive Staff Assistant | (608) 267-9815 |
| Justin Adams | Financial Analyst | (608) 266-5614 |
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