Wisconsin Utility Pledges To Build More Electric Car Charging Stations

WISCONSIN — We Energies announced Wednesday that it will join a multistate effort to expand electric car charging infrastructure across the Midwest, with a Wisconsin focus.

WEC Energies Group, We Energies' parent company, said it will join 12 other utilities to make electric car charging convenient and widely available in states such as Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa and Missouri.

The company said it has 50 public electric car charging ports, and its subsidiaries have been approved for pilot programs to help private individuals install chargers at their homes and businesses.

There are more than 2 million electric cars on the roads in the U.S., the company said. There will be 10 times as many by 2030, the Edison Electric Institute said.

“This is another part of our effort to build a bright, sustainable future for our customers and communities,” WEC Energy Group President and CEO Kevin Fletcher said in a statement. “From Milwaukee to Denver, Green Bay to Oklahoma City and thousands of miles in between, this Midwest charging network will give EV drivers confidence they will be able to find a charger when they need one.”