Owner of Wisconsin`s largest utility pledges to go carbon-neutral by 2050

One of the nation`s largest electric utilities serving Wisconsin [including parts of the Northwoods] is pledging to go carbon-neutral by 2050, joining a growing list of companies that are looking to step up their carbon reduction goals.

WEC Energy Group, which owns We Energies and Wisconsin Public Service, has set a new goal to reduce carbon emissions 70 percent in the next decade after exceeding its previous goal to cut emissions by 40 percent. The company plans to spend $900 million on renewable energy generation in Wisconsin over the next four years...
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