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Wisconsin Utility Investors Regional Meetings

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May 22, 2012 in Delavan

June 19, 2012 in Wausau

July 17, 2012 in Fond du Lac

Join Wisconsin Utility Investors at the Lake Lawn Resort in Delavan! Register Early – Space is Limited!Hear the latest from local Legislators and Utility Executives.

9:00 am – 11:30 am

Lake Lawn Resort, Delavan, WI

Legislators Invited:
Senator Kedzie
Representative Nass (Invited)
Representative Tyler (Invited)

Click on the links below to RSVP. NO REGISTRATION FEE!
These WUI Regional Meetings are FREE to all WUI members or those considering membership

More information

Register for Delavan!

Earn extra raffle ticket, register for one of the above events by May 7, 2012.

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Invite and register a potential new member, online or by mail

Early Bird Raffle Winner will be announced by May 22, 2012.

JUNE 19, 2012 – WAUSAU
9:00 – 11:30 am
Great Dane
2305 Sherman Street
Wausau, WI 54401
Information & Registration

JULY 17, 2012 – FOND DU LAC

9:00 – 11:30 am

Holiday Inn – Fond du Lac

625 West Rolling Meadows Drive

Fond du Lac, WI 54937

Information & Registration

WISCONSIN RESIDENTS BRACE FOR ONSLAUGHT OF ELECTION ACTIVITY

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A Dane County judge has approved an agreement setting recall election dates of May 8th and June 5th for Governor Scott Walker, Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch and four Republican state senators. Under the agreement, any required primaries would be held May 8 with a general election four weeks later on June 5. Meanwhile, the 2011-12 Legislative session officially ended on March 16th.This signals the serious beginning of the campaign season. All 99 Assembly seats and 16 Senate seats (those in even numbered districts) were already scheduled to be on the fall ballot. One Senator facing recall, Senator Pam Galloway, has resigned for personal reasons. However the recall election against her will still take place to pick her replacement. In addition to Senator Galloway, a number of other legislators in both houses have announced their retirement or intention to seek other offices.

Those retiring include:

• Rep. Barbara Toles of the 17th District.
• Rep. Mark Radcliffe of the 92nd District.
• Rep. Dick Spanbauer of the 53rd District.
• Rep. Bob Ziegelbauer of the 25th District.
• Rep. Dan Meyer of the 34th District.
• Rep. Michelle Litjens of the 56th District.
• Rep. Karl Van Roy of the 90th District.
• Senator Jim Holperin of the 12th District.

Those seeking another office include:

• Rep. Donna Seidel of the 85th District and Rep. Jerry Petrowski of the 86th District to run in the recall election for
the Galloway seat.

• Rep. Tom Tiffany of the 35th District is expected to announce his bid at Senator Jim Holperin’s open 12th District Senate seat.

• Assembly Speaker Jeff Fitzgerald of the 39th District to run for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Senator Herb Kohl.

• Reps. Kelda Helen Roys of the 81st District and Mark Pocan of the 78th District to run for the 2nd Congressional
District seat being vacated by U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin.

• Senators Spencer Coggs of the District and Tim Carpenter of the District to run for Milwaukee City Treasurer.

• Senator Kathleen Vinehout of the 31st District to run against Gov. Walker in the recall election. The 31st District seat
is not up for election this year, so should her run for Governor be unsuccessful, she would retain her current seat.

TRILLIUM HD BUILDING COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS FUELING STATION

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TrilliumHD has announced it is building the Green Bay area’s
first public compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station. The
fueling station, which will open in March, 2012, will be located
in De Pere. TrilliumHD will also operate and maintain the
station. Public access to the fuel will be available to anyone
with a CNG vehicle. The station’s primary customers, however,
will be heavy-duty (HD) trucking and transportation fleets.
Special fueling programs will be available to fleets wanting to
take advantage of the economic and environmental benefits
of CNG. Paper Transport, Inc. is the first fleet to contract
with TrilliumHD. TrilliumHD is a joint venture between
Integrys Transportation Fuels, LLC, operating as Trillium
CNG, with offices in Green Bay and Chicago, and Paper
Transport, Inc., based in Green Bay.

ALLIANT ENERGY HIRES UBS INVESTMENT BANK TO ASSIST WITH THE SALE OF RMT

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Alliant Energy Corporation has announced it has engaged UBS
Investment Bank to assist with the sale of its non-regulated
subsidiary RMT, Inc. (RMT), a renewable energy engineering,
procurement and construction (EPC) contractor. Earlier in
February, the Alliant Energy Board of Directors approved a plan
to sell the RMT business. RMT is an EPC contractor specializing
in the design and construction of wind and solar electric energy
generating facilities. RMT’s experienced construction crew is
backed by in-house engineering and development support
professionals who have provided engineering, procurement and
civil and electrical infrastructure construction for over 5,000 MW
of renewable energy projects across 26 states.
RMT was founded in 1977 and began working in the renewable
energy field in the mid-1990s. The company is based in Madison, Wisconsin.

MINING BILL MEANS JOBS AND A HEALTHY WISCONSIN

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With passage by the state Assembly on a 58-36 vote, Wisconsin moved a big step closer to bringing back one of Wisconsin’s foundational industries – iron mining. Assembly Bill 426 would maintain Wisconsin’s strong environmental standards while streamlining the process to approve a new iron mine in Wisconsin.

The current process fails to recognize the difference between mining for iron, which involves no hazardous chemicals, and the environmental challenges in mining for metals like copper and silver. An iron mine proposed near Hurley would bring a private investment of $1.5 billion in construction and over 2800 new jobs to Wisconsin. With the exception of power plants, this would mark the largest private investment in Wisconsin history.

Why does the mine matter to utility investors? The modern, environmentally responsible mining process means an iron mine instantly becomes one of Wisconsin’s largest customers for electric energy. Electric shovels will dig the rock, electric crushers will grind it and electric magnets will separate the iron from the sand without the use of chemicals.

Now is the time to stand up for Wisconsin’s economy and the thousands of Wisconsinites who need family supporting jobs. Contact your legislator today and tell them to support AB 426.

Click Here to view AB 426.

PROPONENTS SUBMIT RECALL PETITIONS FOR SIX STATE OFFICERS

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Groups representing public employee unions, teachers and state, and local government employees have submitted petitions asking for the recall of Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch, and four Republican state senators. They include Scott Fitzgerald of Juneau, Van Wanggaard of Racine, Pam Galloway from the Wausau area, and Terry Moulton from the Chippewa Falls area. The Government Accountability Board must now review the petitions to see if there will be enough signatures to place the Governor and the four Republican Senators on the ballot. The Board has placed copies of the petitions online and has asked for additional time to review them. If recalls are successful, the timing of elections is uncertain.

WITH EVENTFUL 2011 BEHIND, WHAT CHANGES WILL 2012 BRING?

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The year 2011 began with a bang as Governor Scott Walker was successful in passing his Budget Repair Bill, allowing the state to eliminate its $3.6 billion budget deficit but angering public employee unions by requiring increased employee contributions to health care and retirement. More importantly, in the eyes of unions, it removed their right to bargain wages, eliminated automatic state collection of union dues and made union membership optional. The changes reduced payments to local governments and school districts but provided them with tools to reduce their costs.

The budget battle was followed by the contentiously fought reelection of Supreme Court Justice David Prosser, a group of legislative recall elections and a series of controversial legislative enactments. These included a redistricting plan, tort reform bills, approval of concealed carry and stricter voter identification requirements. The Governor and lawmakers ended 2011 with another special session on job creation, once again enacting economic development legislation, including further civil litigation reforms.

2012 begins with the possibility of more recall elections, including those of the Governor and legislators. While it appears organizers will gather sufficient signatures by the January 17th deadline, they will need to be certified by the Government Accountability Board. The signatures and how they were collected will receive great scrutiny and could be challenged legally. The process contains enough ambiguity that estimates on when elections could be held range from late March until June. It is also unknown if the Senate legislative recall elections will occur on the same day as the gubernatorial election. A further unknown is who would be challenging Governor Walker. Democrats mentioned include Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, former Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk, Congressman Ron Kind, State Senator Tim Cullen, former congressman David Obey and Secretary of State Douglas La Follette. In the legislative recalls, those being challenged are Republican Senators Van Wanggaard of Racine, Pam Galloway from the Wausau area and Terry Moulton from the Chippewa Falls area.

Overall, 2011 has been a very productive year for utility shareholders. With WUI member’s help, investors can look forward to an even better year during 2012.

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year from Wisconsin Utility Investors, Inc.!

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Thank You!

As 2011 comes to an end, thank you for your support as members of the Wisconsin Utility Investors. We look forward to a productive year in 2012.

Sincerely,

Wisconsin Utility Investors Board of Directors

WUI VICTORY ENSURES FAIRNESS FOR INVESTORS

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WUI and its coalition partners have defeated legislation that would have forced investors to absorb the cost of electricity for customers who were under-billed because of a malfunctioning electric meter. Electric meters are accurate over 99.5% of the time. This extreme accuracy is the result of large investments in equipment and regular checkups as well as oversight by the Public Service Commission. In the rare instance when the meter is wrong and the customer was over-charged, the utility immediately pays the customer back for up to 6 years of error with interest. When the customer is under-billed, they can only be billed for up to two years with no interest. They are also given up to 20 years to pay for the energy they have received but haven’t paid for. The bill in question, Senate Bill 58, would have continued to make the utility pay with interest if they owe the customer but would have banned collecting for under-billing. This would have shifted costs from the customer who used the energy to investors. Thanks to Senators Wanggaard (R) Racine, Wirch (D) Pleasant Prairie and Hansen (D) Green Bay, WUI was successful in killing the bill in committee.