WEC Energy Group Natural gas — Estimated future expenditures for environmental remediation decreased by 2.0% to $474.30M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 7.3%, from $442.10M to $474.30M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Natural gas — Estimated future expenditures for environmental remediation shows a downward trend with a -3.7% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
An increase indicates higher anticipated environmental liabilities, which may require future capital allocation or regulatory recovery.
The projected costs associated with cleaning up or managing environmental impacts, such as legacy manufactured gas plant...
Commonly disclosed by utilities with legacy industrial operations or historical gas manufacturing sites.
wec_segment_natural_gas_estimated_future_expenditures_for_environmental_remediation| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $518.20M | $510.30M | $532.60M | $517.20M | $504.30M | $497.70M | $499.60M | $491.70M | $475.80M | $456.60M | $463.70M | $448.90M | $437.00M | $430.50M | $445.80M | $442.10M | $438.90M | $438.20M | $484.10M | $474.30M |
| QoQ Change | — | -1.5% | +4.4% | -2.9% | -2.5% | -1.3% | +0.4% | -1.6% | -3.2% | -4.0% | +1.6% | -3.2% | -2.7% | -1.5% | +3.6% | -0.8% | -0.7% | -0.2% | +10.5% | -2.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -2.7% | -2.5% | -6.2% | -4.9% | -5.7% | -8.3% | -7.2% | -8.7% | -8.2% | -5.7% | -3.9% | -1.5% | +0.4% | +1.8% | +8.6% | +7.3% |