Madison, WI — Americans for Prosperity–Wisconsin (AFP-WI) urged Representatives in the Assembly to vote NO on Assembly Bill 472, warning the bill misuses Wisconsin’s pro-nuclear momentum to advance a utility handout that shifts financial risk from investors onto ratepayers.
AFP-WI Legislative Director Jerry Ponio said, “Wisconsin ratepayers are being hammered by rising energy costs, largely due to subsidizing failed green energy projects by the Evers administration. What’s concerning about this proposal is its cost-recovery provisions. Simply put, the bill allows utilities to recover construction and planning costs from ratepayers before projects are complete, operational, or proven to be economical, effectively insulating investors while shifting the risk onto families and businesses.”
AFP-Wisconsin remains pro-nuclear and supports reliable, affordable, and innovative energy solutions for ratepayers like:
- Supporting nuclear innovation without utility handouts or subsidies
- Promoting behind-the-meter generation and microgrids
- Streamlining permitting with enforceable deadlines
- Requiring competitive bidding and private-sector participation
- Prohibiting premature cost recovery
- Keeping construction and investment risks with investors, not ratepayers
- Promoting competition, accountability, and lower energy costs
Through broad-based grassroots outreach, Americans for Prosperity (AFP) is driving long-term solutions to the country’s biggest problems. AFP activists engage friends and neighbors on key issues and encourage them to take an active role in building a culture of mutual benefit, where people succeed by helping one another. AFP recruits and unites Wisconsinites behind a common goal of advancing policies that will help people improve their lives. For more information, visit www.AmericansForProsperity.org
