Meta says the contract means other Alliant customers will not pay for the energy used by its Beaver Dam data center, though consumer advocates say the secrecy around the deal makes that hard for the public to independently verify.
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Alliant Energy Wisconsin
Investor-owned utility (Wisconsin Power & Light Co), regulated by the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin. The average Wisconsin home pays about $111 a month for electricity (EIA, 2024).
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Increases approved in the last 12 months add up to about $10 a month on a typical bill. Recent decisions are below, and the alert will tell you when the next case is filed.
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Statewide matters that also hit Wisconsin bills
Transmission upgrades like this are typically billed to every electric customer in the state through transmission charges, not just to the data center that made the new line necessary, which is why the cost allocation question matters for ordinary bills even outside the four counties involved.
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