Milwaukee’s feasibility study for city-owned electric utility gets Common Council approval

Energy & Environment Milwaukee’s feasibility study for city-owned electric utility gets Common Council approval Adoption follows June hearing where control shift was first proposed By Sonia Spitz Nov 10, 2026 2:17 pm Share Email Facebook X Linkedin Copy URL Subscribe to BizTimes Daily – Local news about the people, companies and issues that impact business in Milwaukee and Southeast Wisconsin. Learn more about: We Energies WEC Energy Group Alex Brower The City of Milwaukee’s Common Council approved an amendment last week to provide $1.3 million for a feasibility study examining a city-operated utility service, ousting current provider We Energies. The study will consider Chapter 197 of the Wisconsin Statutes, which permits the municipal acquisition of energy utility assets, according to a press release from amendment Already a subscriber? Log in To continue reading this article... Subscribe to BizTimes today and get immediate access to our Insider-only content and much more. Learn more and subscribe now Click here to purchase a shareable paywall bypass link for this subscriber-only article. Logged in and still seeing this? Click here Sponsored Content The Secret Ingredient Helping Milwaukee Businesses... Could Your Employees Be the Next... How The Technical College’s Role Is... 100 Years Of Serving Wisconsin. Building... A practical starting point to explore... BizPeople John Huggett Christine Brumfield Dylan Glindinning