RACINE – On Wednesday afternoon at 12:07 p.m. the Racine Fire Department responded to a house fire call that left two families displaced at 1116 Nelson Court. Tenants in the […]
Tag: We Energies
Posted inLocal news, Weather
Storms Brings Scattered Power Outages
RACINE COUNTY – Severe thunderstorms that swept through the county early Thursday resulted in scattered power outages. As of 10 a.m. Thursday, the We Energies website showed 976 Racine County […]
Posted inBreaking, Business
We Energies restores power to over 600 customers
UPDATE 1:13 p.m.: Power was restored at 12:40 pm to all customers. ‘Our crews found a piece of equipment that they safely repaired. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate […]
Posted inGovernment, Kenosha Government, Kenosha Lens, Local news
We Energies Gas Line Construction Underway In Paris And Brighton Towns
The construction of the 46-mile gas line segment in Kenosha County will cost about $186 million, according to a recent report. The We Energies Lakeshore Lateral gas pipeline project is ongoing, […]
Posted inCommunity, Letter to the Editor
Letter to the Editor: We Energies’ Unfinished Business
By Carl Lindner Two years ago, almost to the day, a dozen or so members of the Clean Power Coalition of Southeast Wisconsin gathered in Ziegler Park, across from We […]
Posted inEnvironment, Local news
WEC Energy Group turns focus to carbon-neutral by 2050 goal
Milwaukee-based WEC Energy Group, the holding company that owns We Energies, aims to be a carbon-neutral future by 2050 for its electric generation fleet. The company reduced its carbon dioxide emissions […]
Posted inLocal news, Schools
“Solar Now” Project Readying for Launch
As part of a partnership with the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, WE Energies is leasing approximately 10 acres of land east of the Facilities Management building to construct and operate a […]
Posted inEnvironment, Local news
Oak Creek Neighbors Renew Coal Dust Concerns After Fence Falls
OAK CREEK, WI — Officials with WE Energies says it will only be a matter of days before repairs are complete on several panels of fencing that had fallen last […]
Posted inLocal news, Police and fire
Two Men Rescued From Early Morning House Fire
By Bill Houston Racine, WI — No injuries were reported after the Racine Fire Department responded to an early morning house fire, 3511 19th St., Sunday, Nov. 10. When firefighters […]
Posted inCommunity, Public Notices
Public Notice on WE Energies’ Oak Creek Plant (Effective October 2019)
STATE OF WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES NOTICE OF FINAL DETERMINATION TO REISSUE A WISCONSIN POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (WPDES) PERMIT No. WI-0000914-08-0 Permittee: Wisconsin Electric Power Co Oak Cr […]
Posted inCommunity, Letter to the Editor
Letter to the Editor: We Energies–Way Too Little, Much Too Late
Residents of Southeast Wisconsin inhale the most polluted air in the state. The air quality consistently receives an “F” from the American Lung Association. We Energies, with its two large […]
Posted inBreaking, Environment, Local news
UPDATE: Power restored to 1,200 We Energies
UPDATE: Power was restored at about 5:15 p.m., but the cause of the outage has not been determined. STURTEVANT, WI – Almost 1,200 We Energies customers have been without power […]
Posted inEnvironment, Local news
Column: How dirty is Racine County’s air?
Southeast Wisconsin has a serious air quality problem, and it is impacting the health of residents in Racine County. In observance of: Air Quality Awareness Week, April 29 – May […]
Posted inBreaking, Police and fire
Several coal cars derail in Caledonia
Five Union Pacific Railroad cars carrying coal derailed near Highway 32 by Five Mile Road at about 4:30 a.m. Monday morning spilling coal on the tracks. No one was injured. […]
Posted inEnvironment, Local news
Coal plant neighbors to deliver petition to We Energies
Coal plant neighbors and other members of the Clean Power Coalition of Southeast Wisconsin are bringing in the season with a different kind of caroling this year. They plan to […]