Three months after WEC Energy Group Inc. executives said they were exploring the feasibility of adding natural gas capabilities at the company’s newer Oak Creek coal-fired plants, the company announced a plan to eliminate coal as an energy source by 2035.
A preliminary estimate for the expense involved in transitioning the Oak Creek “Power the Future” units is about $180 million, WEC Energy senior executive vice president and chief operating officer Scott Lauber told analysts Tuesday.
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