---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000107815-22-000173"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WELPP"
cik: "0000107815"
company_name: "WISCONSIN ELECTRIC POWER CO"
filed_at: "2022-04-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-26T03:05:33.950647+00:00"
event_type: "regulatory"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# WEC Energy subsidiaries seek ~$475M total rate increases for 2023 in Wisconsin filings

## Summary
- WE seeks $260.5M (8.4%) electric rate increase and $50.7M (10.7%) gas increase.
- WG seeks $60.1M (8.3%) natural gas rate increase; WPS seeks $73.9M (6.2%) electric and $30.3M (8.3%) gas increase.
- Drivers: capital investments in wind, solar, battery storage and reliability; many projects already PSCW-approved.
- Utilities propose maintaining authorized ROE at 10.0% (WE, WPS) and 10.2% (WG); equity component to 53.0% from 52.5%.
- PSCW decision expected Q4 2022; rate adjustments effective January 1, 2023 if approved.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000107815-22-000173
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WELPP
- cik: 0000107815
- company_name: WISCONSIN ELECTRIC POWER CO
- filed_at: 2022-04-28T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: regulatory
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/107815/000010781522000173/0000107815-22-000173-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/107815/000010781522000173/wec-20220428.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000107815-22-000173.txt

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