AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoEnergy Costs: With Wisconsin’s new governor and Legislature preparing to take office, a new commentary urges leaders to make affordability central to energy planning and require utilities to compare options before major investments. Regulators have also approved smaller-than-requested rate increases for We Energies and Wisconsin Public Service. Data Centers: Midterm voters backed restrictions on data center development in 38 of 39 ballot measures nationwide, intensifying scrutiny of projects that could drive up power demand and reshape communities. Clean Water: Wisconsin has set its first PFAS groundwater standards, while a $7.35 billion 3M settlement could bring compensation to some residents but does not guarantee cleaner water. Land and Wildlife: A Sun Prairie farm owner is seeking 7,000 pledges to keep Bloomin’ Farm from developers and turn it into a cooperative. In northern Wisconsin, a record-sized lake sturgeon was released after being caught on Yellow Lake.
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