Council Adopts Resolution in Opposition to Latest Round of Proposed We Energies Rate Hikes
Today (Tuesday, May 12), the Common Council unanimously adopted file #260106 – a resolution opposing We Energies’ request to increase utility rates and authorizing the City Attorney to intervene in We Energies’ 2027-2028 rate case. The file, introduced by Alderwoman Marina Dimitrijevic, seeks to protect the interests of the city and its residents.
According to We Energies’ April 30 customer bill insert, the utility’s proposal would increase the typical residential customer’s electric bill by $14.67 per month, or 10.28%, effective January 1, 2027, and by an additional $8.69 per month, or 5.52%, effective January 1, 2028. These proposed changes are in addition to other recent We Energies rate increases:
- December 2022: The PSC approved an 11% increase in the electricity costs for We Energies residential customers.
- November 2024: The PSC approved a 13% to 14% increase in the electricity costs for We Energies residential customers.
“We Energies has continued to ask for more and more from our residents in recent years. Considering the full picture, these increases would amount to roughly a 50% increase from 2022 to 2028 alone. That is unacceptable for our residents and outrageous. City ratepayers should not have to continue to shoulder this type of grossly disproportionate energy burden that limits families’ economic freedom and ability to thrive,” said Ald. Dimitrijevic.
Per a memo from the city’s Legislative Reference Bureau (attached), after remaining relatively flat between 2013 and 2022, a typical We Energies residential customer’s electric bill increased about 32% between 2022 and 2026, and these customers can expect an additional increase of about 16% between 2026 and 2028 under the current proposal.
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