Ousted Wisconsin utility regulator warns deadlock could stall projects


Ousted Wisconsin utility regulator warns deadlock could stall projects


An ousted Wisconsin utility regulator is warning that her absence could leave the Public Service Commission deadlocked and stall key infrastructure projects.

Former Public Service Commissioner Ellen Nowak has been locked out of her job by Gov. Tony Evers’ administration, which contends her appointment during a lame-duck session of the Legislature was nullified by a recent court ruling.

That leaves the PSC with just two acting members — appointed by governors of different parties — and a slate of major utility cases, including a natural gas connection to the Foxconn manufacturing campus that must be decided by the end of April.

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Ken Notes: The seat does need to be filled quickly and ideally by a nonpartisan....

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