Residents across southeast Wisconsin are expressing shock over dramatically higher utility bills from WE Energies, driven by freezing cold temperatures in January and February and rising natural gas prices.
Connie Calderon, a single mother who lives in a duplex in the Milwaukee-area, said her typical utility bill runs around $150 a month. This month, it was $251.
“Like, wow, not expecting that,” Calderon said.
When asked what her first thought was upon seeing the number, Calderon said, “I don’t think I can say it on TV.”
At Idyllic Bubble Tea House, a tea shop in Waukesha, small business owner Selina Wietzel was dealing with the same issue…