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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000783325-26-000040"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WELPP"
cik: "0000107815"
company_name: "WISCONSIN ELECTRIC POWER CO"
filed_at: "2026-04-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T07:56:02.855111+00:00"
event_type: "regulatory"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# WEC utilities file 2027-2028 rate requests; Oak Creek units 7&8 extended through 2027

## Summary
- Wisconsin Electric, Wisconsin Gas, and Wisconsin Public Service file rate requests with PSCW for 2027-2028 electric/gas/steam rates.
- Oak Creek plant Units 7 and 8, previously set to retire end of 2026, will now operate through 2027 to meet high demand periods.
- Extension is a bridge until new dispatchable generation expected online in late 2027; driven by winter 2025-2026 tight supply and high costs.
- Investor presentation slides attached as Exhibit 99.1 include additional rate case details used in upcoming meetings.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000783325-26-000040
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WELPP
- cik: 0000107815
- company_name: WISCONSIN ELECTRIC POWER CO
- filed_at: 2026-04-01T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: regulatory
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/107815/000078332526000040/0000783325-26-000040-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/107815/000078332526000040/wec-20260401.htm

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