A new Wisconsin Public Service Commission rate structure under consideration on data centers could favor data centers, leading to Wisconsin residents subsidizing infrastructure costs.
We Energies is preparing to spend $19.3 billion on electric generation over the next five years, an increase of nearly $10 billion since the 2024-28 five-year plan, largely driven by data center proposals from Microsoft, Oracle, Vantage and OpenAI.4.
“As data center proposals continue to surge across the state, Wisconsin regulators must enforce common-sense, protective measures that will ensure Big Tech will be responsible for paying for their massive data centers, not Wisconsinites,” Cassie Steiner, senior campaign coordinator for Sierra Club, said in a statement.
Steiner is concerned about Wisconsinites having to foot the bill for increased energy costs.
The Sierra Club would like to see data centers use clean energy to protect customers from fuel fluctuations, and demand data centers pay for all new energy demand.
