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WEC Energy8-K: Material contract

WEC Energy to take a $205M charge due to a regulatory settlement in Illinois.

What happened

A settlement with the Illinois Attorney General will result in a $205 million charge against 2025 earnings. The company must also remove $130 million from its rate base and pay out $125 million in customer credits, creating significant financial pressure and a likely need for cost-saving or efficiency-driving solutions.

Source

SEC EDGARFeb 3, 2026

Current report (Form 8-K)

WEC Energy 8-K

Filing excerpt

On February 3, 2026, The Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company (“PGL”) and North Shore Gas Company (“NSG”), Illinois utility subsidiaries of WEC Energy Group, Inc. (“WEC Energy”), agreed on the terms of a proposed settlement (the “Settlement Agreement”)...

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Signal
8-K: Material contract

What this signalsFilings often name leadership changes, deals and spending plans.

Form
8-K
Fiscal year end
02/03
Filed
Feb 3, 2026

The full record

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Numbers

Dollar figure
$205M (Charge against 2025 financial results due to regulatory settlement agreement.)

Details

CIK
783325
Accession number
0000783325-26-000006
Timeframe
Current quarter
Filing year
2026
Why it matters
Vendor relationship signal
Signal category
Strategic

Topics and mentions

Technologies

  • artificial intelligence

Regions named

  • Illinois

Extraction

Confidence
High
Relevance
85%
Sentiment
Negative
Detected
Feb 10, 2026
signal_type
sec-8k
signal_subtype
materialContract

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