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Milwaukee leaders consider public electric utility
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- WORT 89.9FM Madison
- Published
- Jun 30, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 749
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Summary
Wisconsin’s largest utility provider We Energies is requesting yet another rate hike – their sixth since 2020, if state regulators approve it. Creating a public electric utility could provide some much-needed relief, according to a movement that’s gaining traction in the city of Milwaukee. Meredith Melland is a neighborhoods reporter with the Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service. She joined our News Producer Faye Parks to explain how a publicly-owned utility would work – and why the local electrical workers union is already speaking out against the proposal. Image courtesy: Clean Wisconsin.