# Milwaukee leaders consider public electric utility

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Podcast: [WORT 89.9FM Madison](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wort-89-9fm-madison-6475612)
Published: 2026-06-30T23:16:54+00:00
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## Resource

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.

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