Company: WELPM
Filing Date: 2025-06-25
Form Type: 8-K
Source: 0000783325-25-000019
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Company: WISCONSIN ELECTRIC POWER CO
Filing Date: 2025-06-25
Form: 8-K
Item: Item 8.01
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ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS

On June 25, 2025, Wisconsin Electric Power Company (“ WE”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of WEC Energy Group, Inc. (the “ Company”), issued a news release announcing plans to extend the operating lives of units 7 and 8 at the Oak Creek Power Plant. WE expects to have the units available to meet high energy demand periods through the end of 2026.

A copy of the news release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Forward-looking statements

Certain statements contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These statements are based upon management’s current expectations and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those contemplated in the statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these statements. Forward-looking statements include, among other things, statements concerning management’s expectations and projections regarding power supply, customer demand, and new generation projects. In some cases, forward-looking statements may be identified by reference to a future period or periods or by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “forecasts,” “guidance,” “intends,” “may,” “objectives,” “plans,” “possible,” “potential,” “projects,” “should,” “targets,” “will” or similar terms or variations of these terms.

Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated in any forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: general economic conditions, including business and competitive conditions in the company’s service territories; timing, resolution and impact of rate cases and other regulatory decisions; the company’s ability to continue to successfully integrate the operations of its subsidiaries; availability of the company’s generating facilities and/or distribution systems; unanticipated changes in fuel and purchased power costs; key personnel changes; unusual, varying or severe weather conditions; continued industry restructuring and consolidation; continued advances in, and adoption of, new technologies that produce power or reduce power consumption; energy and environmental conservation efforts; electrification initiatives, mandates and other efforts to reduce the use of natural gas; the company’s ability to successfully acquire and/or dispose of assets and projects and to execute on its capital plan; terrorist, physical or cyber-security threats or attacks and data security breaches