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Oracle is suing Wisconsin’s Public Service Commission in a new fight over who bears the financial risks of powering massive data centers.

The tech giant, which plans a data center in Port Washington, wants to overturn PSC requirements that developers with lower credit ratings provide financial guarantees to protect utility customers from potential cost overruns. Oracle says the rules could force it to post more than $100 million a year in cash deposits or letters of credit.

Ratepayer advocates and clean energy groups are backing the PSC protections, arguing they help ensure existing customers don’t end up footing the bill if a project runs into trouble.

Read more from Paul Kiefer: https://wisconsinwatch.org/2026/06/oracle-sues-wisconsin-regulators-data-center-credit-requirements-public-service-commission/

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Wisconsin AM News Summary - Wisconsin Radio Network Baldwin criticizes Trump Iran deal as Senate passes resolution to remove troops (WASHINGTON DC) On the US Senate floor Tuesday, Wisconsin Democrat Tammy Baldwin questioned President Trump’s deal to end his war with Iran. Baldwin said that what she referred to as “this flimsy memorandum of unders...

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Wisconsin AM News Summary - Wisconsin Radio Network Democrat Missy Hughes suspends campaign for governor (MADISON) A Democrat running for Wisconsin governor is out of the race. Considered by many observers to be a long-shot candidate, former Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Secretary Missy Hughes announced Monday that she’s ending her cam...

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