WEC Energy Group's 2025 Corporate Responsibility Report highlights reliability, sustainability and long-term value

MILWAUKEE, Aug. 10, 2026 — WEC Energy Group (NYSE: WEC) today released its 2025 Corporate Responsibility Report. The report outlines the company's progress in delivering safe, reliable and affordable energy while investing in the infrastructure, generation resources and technologies needed to serve growing customer demand across the Midwest.

The report discusses the company's climate strategy and research into emerging technologies, including hydrogen, natural gas heat pumps, renewable natural gas and long-duration energy storage.

"Our customers count on us every day for the energy that powers their homes, businesses and communities," said Scott Lauber, chairman, CEO and president. "As demand grows across the Midwest, we are making investments to strengthen reliability, support affordability and advance a cleaner energy future. This report shows how we are building for the long term while staying focused on the needs of our customers and communities."

Report highlights

The report highlights WEC Energy Group's investments in a balanced mix of generation resources, including modern natural gas generation, renewable energy and battery storage, to help meet growing electric demand in the region while maintaining essential reliability and flexibility year-round.

The report details the company's $37.5 billion capital plan for 2026 through 2030, including investments in electric generation, natural gas distribution, electric distribution, Wisconsin liquefied natural gas capacity and electric transmission.

Additional highlights in the report:

• Supported more than 275,000 customers in energy efficiency programs and helped customers earn nearly $66 million in rebates and incentives.
• Reported a 53% reduction in carbon dioxide emissions from electric generation compared with 2005 levels, while reaffirming the company's long-term goal to achieve net carbon neutral electric generation by 2050.
• Received the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development's Vets Ready Employer Initiative Award for the sixth consecutive year, achieving Gold Level recognition.
• We Energies was named best in the Upper Midwest for electric reliability performance as part of PA Consulting's 2025 ReliabilityOne® Awards.
• Provided $19 million through charitable giving programs and foundations, along with $5 million in additional donations to low-income customer programs.
• Highlighted employee and public safety programs, including efforts to reduce workplace injuries and strengthen community safety outreach.
• Strengthened the company's talent pipeline through programs and partnerships with organizations such as Milwaukee Public Schools, Milwaukee Area Technical College and the Chicago Urban League.

The 2025 Corporate Responsibility Report and additional information on WEC Energy Group's efforts can be found online at www.wecenergygroup.com/csr/.

WEC Energy Group (NYSE: WEC), based in Milwaukee, is one of the nation's premier energy companies, serving 4.8 million customers in Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan and Minnesota.

The company's principal utilities are We Energies, Wisconsin Public Service, Peoples Gas, North Shore Gas, Michigan Gas Utilities, Minnesota Energy Resources and Upper Michigan Energy Resources. Another major subsidiary, We Power, designs, builds and owns electric generating plants. In addition, WEC Infrastructure LLC owns a fleet of renewable generation facilities in states ranging from South Dakota to Texas.

WEC Energy Group (wecenergygroup.com) is a Fortune 500 company and a component of the S&P 500. The company has approximately 31,000 stockholders of record, 7,000 employees and more than $52 billion of assets.