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CREDIT LOSSES
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Credit Loss [Abstract]  
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Our exposure to credit losses is related to our accounts receivable and unbilled revenue balances, which are primarily generated from the sale of electricity and natural gas by our regulated utility operations. Credit losses associated with our utility operations are analyzed at the reportable segment level as we believe contract terms, political and economic risks, and the regulatory environment are similar at this level as our reportable segments are generally based on the geographic location of the underlying utility operations.

We have an accounts receivable and unbilled revenue balance associated with our non-utility energy infrastructure segment related to the sale of electricity from our majority-owned renewable generating facilities through agreements with several large high credit quality counterparties.

We evaluate the collectability of our accounts receivable and unbilled revenue balances considering a combination of factors. For some of our larger customers and also in circumstances where we become aware of a specific customer's inability to meet its financial obligations to us, we record a specific allowance for credit losses against amounts due in order to reduce the net recognized receivable to the amount we reasonably believe will be collected. For all other customers, we use the accounts receivable aging method to calculate an allowance for credit losses. Using this method, we classify accounts receivable into different aging buckets and calculate a reserve percentage for each aging bucket based upon historical loss rates. The calculated reserve percentages are updated on at least an annual basis, in order to ensure recent macroeconomic, political, and regulatory trends are captured in the calculation, to the extent possible. Risks identified that we do not believe are reflected in the calculated reserve percentages, are assessed on a quarterly basis to determine whether further adjustments are required.

We monitor our ongoing credit exposure through active review of counterparty accounts receivable balances against contract terms and due dates. Our activities include timely account reconciliation, dispute resolution and payment confirmation. To the extent possible, we work with customers with past due balances to negotiate payment plans, but will disconnect customers for non-payment as allowed by our regulators, if necessary, and employ collection agencies and legal counsel to pursue recovery of defaulted receivables. For our larger customers, detailed credit review procedures may be performed in advance of any sales being made. We sometimes require letters of credit, parental guarantees, prepayments or other forms of credit assurance from our larger customers, including VLCs, to mitigate credit risk. See Note 24, Regulatory Environment, for more information about the Very Large Customer and Bespoke Resources Tariffs.

We have included tables below that show our gross third-party receivable balances and the related allowance for credit losses at June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, by reportable segment.
(in millions)WisconsinIllinoisOther StatesTotal Utility OperationsNon-Utility Energy InfrastructureCorporate and OtherWEC Energy Group Consolidated
June 30, 2026
Accounts receivable and unbilled revenues$1,136.8 $401.5 $62.9 $1,601.2 $71.3 $5.6 $1,678.1 
Allowance for credit losses61.2 83.7 4.0 148.9 — — 148.9 
Accounts receivable and unbilled revenues, net (1)
$1,075.6 $317.8 $58.9 $1,452.3 $71.3 $5.6 $1,529.2 
Total accounts receivable, net – past due greater than 90 days (1)
$64.5 $65.0 $4.5 $134.0 $— $— $134.0 
Past due greater than 90 days – collection risk mitigated by regulatory mechanisms (1)
94.4 %100.0 %— %93.9 %— %— %93.9 %
(in millions)WisconsinIllinoisOther StatesTotal Utility OperationsNon-Utility Energy InfrastructureCorporate and OtherWEC Energy Group Consolidated
December 31, 2025
Accounts receivable and unbilled revenues$1,368.8 $654.8 $130.2 $2,153.8 $50.3 $7.3 $2,211.4 
Allowance for credit losses61.7 82.3 4.7 148.7 — — 148.7 
Accounts receivable and unbilled revenues, net (1)
$1,307.1 $572.5 $125.5 $2,005.1 $50.3 $7.3 $2,062.7 
Total accounts receivable, net – past due greater than 90 days (1)
$46.4 $36.8 $6.6 $89.8 $— $— $89.8 
Past due greater than 90 days – collection risk mitigated by regulatory mechanisms (1)
94.6 %100.0 %— %89.9 %— %— %89.9 %

(1)    Our exposure to credit losses for certain regulated utility customers is mitigated by regulatory mechanisms we have in place. Specifically, rates related to all of the customers in our Illinois segment, as well as the residential rates of WE, WPS, and WG in our Wisconsin segment, include riders or other mechanisms for cost recovery or refund of uncollectible expense based on the difference between the actual provision for credit losses and the amounts recovered in rates. As a result, at June 30, 2026, $882.1 million, or 57.7%, of our net accounts receivable and unbilled revenues balance had regulatory protections in place to mitigate the exposure to credit losses. See Note 24, Regulatory Environment, for more information on PGL and NSG's UEA rider for cost recovery or refund of uncollectible expense based on the difference between actual uncollectible write-offs and amounts recovered in rates.

A roll-forward of the allowance for credit losses by reportable segment is included below:
Three Months Ended June 30, 2026
(in millions)
WisconsinIllinoisOther StatesWEC Energy Group Consolidated
Balance at April 1, 2026$63.6 $88.3 $4.1 $156.0 
Provision for credit losses50.5 12.5 0.4 63.4 
Provision for credit losses deferred for future recovery or refund(25.9)(5.3)— (31.2)
Write-offs charged against the allowance(39.9)(18.6)(0.7)(59.2)
Recoveries of amounts previously written off12.9 6.8 0.2 19.9 
Balance at June 30, 2026$61.2 $83.7 $4.0 $148.9 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2026
(in millions)
WisconsinIllinoisOther StatesWEC Energy Group Consolidated
Balance at January 1, 2026$61.7 $82.3 $4.7 $148.7 
Provision for credit losses99.3 29.3 0.3 128.9 
Provision for credit losses deferred for future recovery or refund(51.1)0.3 — (50.8)
Write-offs charged against the allowance(75.9)(42.1)(1.8)(119.8)
Recoveries of amounts previously written off27.2 13.9 0.8 41.9 
Balance at June 30, 2026$61.2 $83.7 $4.0 $148.9 

Three Months Ended June 30, 2025
(in millions)
WisconsinIllinoisOther StatesWEC Energy Group Consolidated
Balance at April 1, 2025$60.9 $93.2 $5.3 $159.4 
Provision for credit losses21.7 13.4 0.3 35.4 
Provision for credit losses deferred for future recovery or refund(5.7)(16.5)— (22.2)
Write-offs charged against the allowance(38.5)(15.7)(0.6)(54.8)
Recoveries of amounts previously written off13.9 10.2 0.3 24.4 
Balance at June 30, 2025$52.3 $84.6 $5.3 $142.2 
Six Months Ended June 30, 2025
(in millions)
WisconsinIllinoisOther StatesWEC Energy Group Consolidated
Balance at January 1, 2025$73.6 $83.9 $5.3 $162.8 
Provision for credit losses37.8 29.7 0.5 68.0 
Provision for credit losses deferred for future recovery or refund(13.0)(14.3)— (27.3)
Write-offs charged against the allowance(72.3)(41.3)(1.3)(114.9)
Recoveries of amounts previously written off26.2 26.6 0.8 53.6 
Balance at June 30, 2025$52.3 $84.6 $5.3 $142.2 

On a consolidated basis, there was a $20.6 million decrease in the allowance for credit losses at June 30, 2025, compared to January 1, 2025. This decrease was largely driven by customer write-offs in Wisconsin in addition to a decrease in past due account balances that we believe was related to a continued focus on collection efforts and the lower energy bills typically seen in the spring and summer months, enabling customers to pay down their arrears. After a customer is disconnected for a period of time without payment on their account, we will write off that customer balance.