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Number of employees8,000 (2017)WebsiteWEC Energy Group Inc., based in, provides electricity and natural gas to 4.4 million customers across four states. The company operates through its brands – We Energies (Wisconsin Electric Power and Wisconsin Gas), Wisconsin Public Service, Peoples Gas, North Shore Gas, Michigan Gas Utilities, Minnesota Energy Resources and Upper Michigan Energy Resources.WEC Energy Group's headquarters is located at 231 W. Michigan Street in Milwaukee.On 29 July 2015, the company completed its acquisition of in a deal worth $9.1 billion. Headquarters building in Milwaukee. 1896 The Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company was formed as a subsidiary of the to provide interurban rail service in a 12,000-square-mile (31,000 km 2) area of southeastern Wisconsin. In time, the company began selling electricity not needed to power the interurban trains to individuals and businesses. 1919 Experiments at the company's East Wells Power Plant (then called ) in downtown Milwaukee, proved that use of pulverized coal reduced the cost of producing electric power and conserved fuel.
1921 Wisconsin Electric Power Company is formed by the North American Company to build and operate the Lakeside Power Plant in St. Francis, Wisconsin. Lakeside was the world's first power plant to burn pulverized coal exclusively. 1935 The first of five 80-megawatt units at Port Washington Power Plant was brought on line.
From 1935 to 1948, Port Washington was the most efficient coal-fueled power plant in the world. 1938 Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light was merged into Wisconsin Electric. 1941 Wisconsin Electric purchased Wisconsin Gas & Electric Company and Wisconsin Michigan Power Company, which also had been under the North American Company. 1946 Wisconsin Electric becomes an independent company, no longer part of the North American Company.
1953 Wisconsin Electric placed into service the first 120-megawatt unit at Oak Creek Power Plant. Seven additional units were completed through 1968. 1970 Wisconsin Electric's 908-megawatt Point Beach Nuclear Plant began operation and gained a worldwide reputation for efficiency. 1980 Wisconsin Electric placed the first 580-megawatt unit at Pleasant Prairie into service. A second unit was added in 1985. 1987 Wisconsin Electric reorganized as a holding company, Wisconsin Energy Corporation, with Wisconsin Electric, Wispark, Wisvest and Witech as subsidiaries. 1994 Wisconsin Energy purchased Lake Geneva-based Wisconsin Southern Gas Co.
And merged it into Wisconsin Natural, which subsequently merged with Wisconsin Electric in 1995. 1998 Wisconsin Energy bought ESELCO, parent company of the, based in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. 2000 WICOR, holding company of Wisconsin Gas, became part of Wisconsin Energy, creating the largest electric and natural gas provider in Wisconsin. Retrieved 2018-12-18. Retrieved 2018-12-18., WEC Energy Group, July 29., (1946).
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