Buckle up for a good but long one. Corey sits down with CUB's Regulatory Strategist for Economics and Finance, Dr. Steve Kihm.

Corey and Tom give an initial rundown of the rate increases requested by Alliant, MG&E, and Xcel that would affect your rates in 2024 and 2025.

Corey and Tom talk about the end of the disconnection moratorium, ways to save on your utility bill, and recap a recent discussion about new nuclear power technologies and issues Wisconsin will need to face if new nuclear generation is to be considered in the state.

Corey and Tom talk about the disruption in natural gas service that affected Wisconsin utilities in December 2022 as well as what customers' reactions to the event might mean for future demand response programs.

Corey and Tom run down the electric and natural gas rate increases for Wisconsin's big five electric and natural gas utilities, talk about cost drivers and recent press about utility rate increases, and give a brief rundown of things coming up soon that could affect Wisconsin utility service. Go to cubwi.org/podcast for show notes.

Corey and Tom talk about the increases to utilty rates that are arriving just in time to hit customers' winter heating costs. They also run down some things that are coming down the pike.