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We Energies postpones Oak Creek units 7 & 8 retirement to end of 2026
WISCONSIN ELECTRIC POWER CO
- Units 7 and 8 (610 MW total) will remain available through end of 2026, originally set to retire end of 2025.
- Decision driven by tightened Midwest power supply and reliability risk for peak demand periods.
- Company cited elevated risk of power shortages and price spikes per national grid experts.
- We Energies continues planning 6,300+ MW of new generation (natural gas, wind, solar, storage) over next five years; no delay to those projects.
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