Avoiding the Stranded Asset Mistakes of the Past: A Case Study in Wisconsin

Avoiding the Stranded Asset Mistakes of the Past: A Case Study in Wisconsin

Starting next year, Wisconsinites will pay an average of $2.40 each month for a coal-fired power plant that does not provide any electricity to the grid. And they will continue to spend roughly $28.81 each year, for the next 17 years, because of a past decision to invest in coal that proved uneconomic as more affordable alternatives became available. Wisconsin Electric Power Company (WEPCO) residential customers will have to pay over $681 millio…