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As energy-hungry data centers loom, Wisconsin ratepayers owe $1 billion on shuttered power plants

Source: Joe Timmerman / Wisconsin Watch

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As energy-hungry data centers loom, Wisconsin ratepayers owe $1 billion on shuttered power plants

Obsolete power plants continue to cost ratepayers. Now, the push to generate unprecedented amounts of electricity for data centers risks creating another $1 billion in ‘stranded assets.’

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Tom Kertscher / Wisconsin Watch, Paul Kiefer / Wisconsin Watch

Dec 18, 2025, 7:46 AM CST

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