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Podcast: The Defender
Episode: Power to the People
Description: What does the We Energies rate case tell us about how Wisconsin energy companies make money? Spoiler Alert: It's not by promoting energy efficiency. We Energies customers across Wisconsin are bracing for higher bills. The company is asking the Public Service Commission to approve a large rate hike, insisting its investment in new solar and wind infrastructure is driving the increase. But We Energies customers are still paying off a $2 billion construction price tag for the company's Oak Creek coal plant completed in 2011, and they'll keep paying long after it's shut down in two years.