Company: WELPM
Filing Date: 2025-05-07
Form Type: 10-Q
Source: 0000107815-25-000184
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Company: WISCONSIN ELECTRIC POWER CO
Filing Date: 2025-05-07
Form: 10-Q
Item: Part I, Item 8
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5 baseline. WEC Energy Group expects to achieve these goals by continuing to make operating refinements, retiring less efficient generating units, and executing its capital plan. Over the longer term, the target for WEC Energy Group's generation fleet is to be net carbon neutral by 2050. WEC Energy Group believes it will be in a position to eliminate coal as an energy source by the end of 2032. WEC Energy Group will also continue to focus on methane emissions reductions by improving its natural gas distribution systems, and has set a target across its natural gas distribution operations, including our operations, to achieve net-zero methane emissions by the end of 2030. WEC Energy Group plans to achieve its net-zero goal through an effort that includes continuous operational improvements and equipment upgrades, as well as the use of RNG throughout its natural gas utility distribution systems. In addition, subject to regulatory approval and market conditions, WEC Energy Group expects to procure RTCs.Water QualityClean Water Act Cooling Water Intake Structure RuleRevisions to an EPA rule authorized under Section 316(b) of the CWA became effective in October 2014 and requires the location, design, construction, and capacity of cooling water intake structures at existing power plants reflect the BTA for minimizing adverse environmental impacts. The rule applies to all of our existing generating facilities with cooling water intake structures, except for the ERGS units, which were permitted and received a final BTA determination under the rules governing new facilities. Effective in June 2020, the requirements of Section 316(b) were incorporated into the Wisconsin Administrative Code. The WDNR applies this rule when establishing BTA requirements for cooling water intake structures at existing facilities. These BTA requirements are incorporated into WPDES permits for our facilities. We have received interim BTA determinations for all generation facilities where Section 316(b) is applicable. With respect to OCPP Units 7 and 8, we believe that in accordance with the requirements in the CWA, the WDNR will determine that existing technology (wet cooling towers) installed at the units represents BTA for minimizing adverse environmental impacts when the WPDES permit for those units is reissued, which is expected later in 2025.

03/31/2025 Form 10-Q21Wisconsin Electric Power Company

Steam Electric Effluent Limitation GuidelinesThe EPA's 2015 final ELG rule, which took effect in January 2016 (2015 ELG rule), was modified in 2020 (2020 ELG rule),