Key facts

We Energies is the trade name of Wisconsin Electric Power Co. and Wisconsin Gas LLC, principal utility subsidiaries of Wisconsin Energy Corporation.

Customers/accounts as of December 2011

  • Total accounts: 2,205,624
  • Combined electric and gas customers: 785,382
  • Electric accounts: 1,136,718
  • Natural gas accounts: 1,068,452
  • Steam accounts: 454
  • Wisconsin customers: 2,177,186
  • Michigan customers: 28,438
  • Residential accounts: 1,985,633
  • Commercial and industrial accounts: 219,991

We Energies generation and distribution statistics as of December 2011

  • Electric distribution lines: 45,420 miles (Overhead: 22,210; Underground: 23,210)
  • Substations: 353
  • American Transmission Company-owned transmission lines: 2,855 miles
  • Gas main: 20,155 miles
  • High/low pressure steam piping: 16 miles
  • Peak electric demand (We Energies and Edison Sault Electric* combined):
    • Summer: 6,505 MW 07/31/06
    • Winter: 5,066 MW 12/22/04

    *Edison Sault Electric was sold in May 2010.

  • Record load demand for a 24-hour period: 134,939 MWh 08/01/06
  • Peak natural gas send-out: 17,887,420 therms 01/15/09
  • Peak steam demand:
    • Milwaukee: 1,081,000 lbs./hr. 01/18/95
    • Wauwatosa: 285,000 lbs./hr. 01/10/08

Active regular We Energies employees as of December 2011: 4,517


2010 generating capacity by fuel

2010 Generating Capacity by Fuel