On Nov. 1, Milwaukee residents braved the rain and assembled in the auditorium of North Division High School to attend the first discussion about transparency from We Energies, the city’s primary energy and heat provider.
Residents and organizations like Citizen Action of Wisconsin, Power Wisconsin Forward and Walnut Way, along with others, want We Energies to be more transparent by compiling zip-code specific energy rate data and to be up front about how future projects could affect Wisconsinites’ bills.
We Energies tracks rates and other data across the state, but not by zip code, according to Brendan Conway, the company’s director of media relations.
Organizations and residents meet to discuss transparency
Maria Beltran, a Lindsay Heights resident, has struggled with rising utility costs and service disconnections in the past…