'Could not be more proud:' We Energies recognized nationally for restoration efforts in Puerto Rico

'Could not be more proud:' We Energies recognized nationally for restoration efforts in Puerto Rico

PUERTO RICO -- We Energies has received national recognition was a result of their power restoration efforts in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria hit in September.An industry trade group, the Edison Electric Institute, honored We Energies with an "Emergency Assistance Award" at a ceremony in San Diego on June 5, according to a news release from We Energies officials.According to the release, We Energies, along with their sister company Wisconsin Public Service, sent more than 70 employees to Puerto Rico in January.

PUERTO RICO -- We Energies has received national recognition was a result of their power restoration efforts in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria hit in September.An industry trade group, the Edison Electric Institute, honored We Energies with an "Emergency Assistance Award" at a ceremony in San Diego on June 5, according to a news release from We Energies officials.According to the release, We Energies, along with their sister company Wisconsin Public Service, sent more than 70 employees to Puerto Rico in January.

We Energies 'winter moratorium' ends; customers behind on bills at risk of losing service

We Energies 'winter moratorium' ends; customers behind on bills at risk of losing service

MILWAUKEE -- The We Energies "winter moratorium" ended Sunday, April 15.That means starting on Monday, April 16, utility companies can cut service to anyone who has fallen behind on their bills.Those who need help paying off high winter heating bills need to set up a payment plan with We Energies to avoid being disconnected."Let customers know if they have fallen behind on their bills over the winter, they need to call us.

MILWAUKEE -- The We Energies "winter moratorium" ended Sunday, April 15.That means starting on Monday, April 16, utility companies can cut service to anyone who has fallen behind on their bills.Those who need help paying off high winter heating bills need to set up a payment plan with We Energies to avoid being disconnected."Let customers know if they have fallen behind on their bills over the winter, they need to call us.

Customer groups want We Energies to set aside millions in savings from power plant closure

Customer groups want We Energies to set aside millions in savings from power plant closure

MADISON — Customer groups are asking state regulators to force We Energies to set aside tens of millions of dollars in savings from closing a Pleasant Prairie power plant to help defray customers' bills.The utility closed the plant April 3.

MADISON — Customer groups are asking state regulators to force We Energies to set aside tens of millions of dollars in savings from closing a Pleasant Prairie power plant to help defray customers' bills.The utility closed the plant April 3.

We Energies Kenosha County coal plant shuttered

We Energies Kenosha County coal plant shuttered

PLEASANT PRAIRIE — One of Wisconsin's largest coal power plants has permanently closed.We Energies says the Pleasant Prairie facility in Kenosha County was taken off line this week.

PLEASANT PRAIRIE — One of Wisconsin's largest coal power plants has permanently closed.We Energies says the Pleasant Prairie facility in Kenosha County was taken off line this week.

We Energies restores power for people in Villages of Brown Deer, Bayside & Fox Point

We Energies restores power for people in Villages of Brown Deer, Bayside & Fox Point

BROWN DEER -- We Energies has fully restored power for the 800 people who were without power early Saturday morning, Feb. 24.We Energies said an outage was reported just before 6:30 a.m. They said the boundaries of the outage were Donges Bay Road, N.

BROWN DEER -- We Energies has fully restored power for the 800 people who were without power early Saturday morning, Feb. 24.We Energies said an outage was reported just before 6:30 a.m. They said the boundaries of the outage were Donges Bay Road, N.

We Energies: Power restored to thousands in the Milwaukee area

We Energies: Power restored to thousands in the Milwaukee area

MILWAUKEE --We Energies has restored power to more than 4,500 customers that lost it on Monday, January 22nd.The cause of the outage is unknown at this time.Anyone can monitor the outages in southeast Wisconsin with the We Energies Outage Map.

MILWAUKEE --We Energies has restored power to more than 4,500 customers that lost it on Monday, January 22nd.The cause of the outage is unknown at this time.Anyone can monitor the outages in southeast Wisconsin with the We Energies Outage Map.

Utility pole fires from Kenosha to Appleton knock out power for 5,000 We Energies customers

Utility pole fires from Kenosha to Appleton knock out power for 5,000 We Energies customers

SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN -- Utility pole fires from Kenosha to Appleton knocked out power to 5,000 We Energies customers on Wednesday, January 10th.According to We Energies, the combination of fog mixed with the abundant amount of road salt on area roadways sparked 12 utility pole fires.

SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN -- Utility pole fires from Kenosha to Appleton knocked out power to 5,000 We Energies customers on Wednesday, January 10th.According to We Energies, the combination of fog mixed with the abundant amount of road salt on area roadways sparked 12 utility pole fires.