We have obligations to distribute and sell electricity and natural gas to our customers and expect to recover costs related to these obligations in future customer rates. In order to meet these obligations, we routinely enter into long-term purchase and sale commitments for various quantities and lengths of time. Our minimum future commitments related to these purchase obligations as of June 30, 2026, were approximately $1.6 billion.

Consistent with other companies in the energy industry, we face significant ongoing environmental compliance and remediation obligations related to current and past operations. Specific environmental issues affecting us include, but are not limited to, current and future regulation of air emissions such as sulfur dioxide, NOx, PM, ozone, mercury, and GHGs; water intake and discharges; management of coal combustion products such as fly ash; and remediation of impacted properties, including former manufactured gas plant sites.

In March 2025, the EPA announced a large-scale deregulatory effort that will likely take multiple years to complete. Of the proposed deregulatory actions, those that apply to us include actions impacting the Good Neighbor Rule, MATS, the PM2.5 Standard, the GHG Power Plant Rule, the Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule, the ELG, and the CCR Rule. The EPA has initiated various deregulatory actions. These and any future actions require formal rulemaking proceedings and have been, and future actions are likely to be, subject to legal challenges. We continue to monitor and evaluate these deregulatory actions for potential risks and benefits.

In February 2026, the EPA published a final rule rescinding the 2009 declaration that determined that CO2 and other GHGs endanger public health and welfare. The "endangerment finding" has been the legal underpinning of a host of climate regulations under the CAA. Litigation over the rule has been initiated in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals.

In 2023, the EPA issued a final Good Neighbor Rule, which required significant reductions in ozone-forming emissions of NOx from power plants and industrial facilities. In June 2024, the rule was stayed by the Supreme Court with respect to the specific applicant states, pending ongoing judicial review.

In response to the Supreme Court's order, in November 2024, the EPA administratively stayed the effectiveness of the Good Neighbor Rule through an interim final rule which extends a stay to all states to which the rule originally applied, including Wisconsin. The interim final rule also includes provisions to ensure that covered facilities in states with previously established requirements to mitigate interstate air pollution with respect to the 2008 ozone NAAQS will remain subject to equivalent requirements while the Good Neighbor Rule's effectiveness is stayed. Regardless of the outcome, we believe we are well positioned to comply with either standard. See the Federal Deregulatory Actions discussion above for more information regarding potential deregulatory actions regarding this rule.

The EPA issued the MATS rule to limit emissions of mercury, acid gases, and other hazardous air pollutants. In May 2024, the EPA finalized amendments to the MATS rule (the "2024 Amendments") which among other things, lowered the PM limit from 0.03 lb/MMBtu to 0.01 lb/MMBtu.

In February 2026, the EPA issued a final rule effective April 27, 2026, repealing the 2024 Amendments. The final rule reverts back to the prior PM limit of 0.03 lb/MMBtu and eliminates the requirement of continuous emissions monitoring of PM emissions.

All counties within our service territory are currently in attainment with current 2012 NAAQS for PM2.5. In February 2024, the EPA finalized a rule which lowered the primary (health-based) annual PM2.5 NAAQS from 12 µg/m3 to 9 µg/m3 (the "2024 PM2.5 Standard"). In February 2025, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources submitted a State Implementation Plan to the EPA recommending Wisconsin be designated as an attainment area under the 2024 PM2.5 Standard. The EPA has not yet issued its attainment designations and has indicated it may extend the designation period by 1 year due to a lack of adequate air monitoring data. A designation of nonattainment status could impact future permitting activities for facilities in applicable locations, including the potential need for improved or new air pollution control equipment. With our planned transition from coal-fired plants to natural gas-fired plants and renewable generating facilities, we do not expect the 2024 PM2.5 Standard to have a material impact on our units.

In November 2025, the EPA filed a motion in the litigation pending in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals to vacate the 2024 PM2.5 Standard. The court issued an order on June 26, 2026, denying the EPA's motion. The 2024 PM2.5 Standard therefore remains in effect. Previously, in April 2026, the State of Wisconsin signed onto a complaint filed in California that seeks an order directing the EPA to implement the 2024 PM2.5 Standard and make nonattainment designations. The litigation is ongoing. See the Federal Deregulatory Actions discussion above for more information regarding potential deregulatory actions regarding this rule.

In January 2026, the EPA released a final rule regulating NOx for CTs constructed, modified, or reconstructed after December 13, 2024. The final rule became effective January 15, 2026, and established NOx emissions standards for several subcategories of new, modified, and reconstructed CTs based on the size, rates of utilization, design efficiency, and fuel type of these turbines. We believe the CTs included in WEC Energy Group's capital plan, including ours, will be well positioned to comply with this rule. The existing simple cycle CTs will require more stringent NOx limits if they undergo upgrades.

Pursuant to the final GHG Power Plant Rule, there are no applicable GHG emission standards for coal plants until the end of 2031. Thereafter, the applicable standard is dependent upon the unit's retirement date. Numerous parties have challenged the GHG Power Plant Rule through litigation pending in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, and it is being held in abeyance at the request of the parties.

In March 2024, the EPA announced it had removed regulations on existing natural gas CTs from the rule. At that time, the EPA indicated it would work on new rulemaking in phases, focusing on CO2 emissions, as well as NOx and hazardous air pollutants emissions. See New Source Performance Standards - Nitrogen Oxides above for a discussion of the EPA's recent actions addressing NOx.

In June 2025, the EPA issued a proposed rule that contains a primary and an alternative proposal which, depending on the version that is finalized, would result in either a broad repeal of GHG emissions standards or a more narrow repeal of the rule's carbon capture and storage requirements. WEC Energy Group does not expect either alternative to have any impact on its current capital plan. Any final rule would likely be subject to litigation. See the Federal Deregulatory Actions discussion above for more information regarding potential deregulatory actions regarding this rule.

In April 2024, the EPA issued its final Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule, which includes updates to the global warming potentials to determine CO2 equivalency for threshold reporting and the addition of a new section regarding energy consumption. In its current form, the rule will impact the reporting required for our electric generation facilities, LDCs, and underground natural gas storage facilities. In May 2024, the EPA also issued its final rule to amend reporting requirements for petroleum and natural gas systems. Under the current form of this rule, new leak emission factors and reporting requirements for large release events will impact the reporting required for our LDCs and underground natural gas storage facilities; however, as part of the Federal Deregulatory Actions discussed above, in September 2025, the EPA released a proposal to amend the GHG Reporting Program to permanently remove program obligations for most source categories, including our generation facilities. The EPA is also proposing to suspend program reporting requirements that would be applicable to our underground storage, LNG, and transmission affiliates until 2034. We continue to monitor the status of these deregulatory actions.

WEC Energy Group's capital plan includes the planned retirement of older, fossil-fueled generation, to be replaced with natural gas-fired generation and zero-carbon-emitting renewables. We have retired approximately 400 MWs of fossil-fueled generation since the beginning of 2018. WEC Energy Group expects to retire approximately 900 MWs of additional coal-fired generation by the end of 2031. As part of WEC Energy Group's capital plan, we and the other co-owners of Columbia Units 1 and 2 currently plan to continue coal operations at these units through at least 2029, and continue to evaluate the conversion of both units to natural gas. WEC Energy Group has a long-term goal to achieve net carbon-neutral electric generation by the end of 2050. It expects to achieve this goal by continuing to make operating refinements, retiring less efficient generating units, and executing its capital plan. As part of our path toward this goal, we started implementing co-firing with natural gas at Weston Unit 4 in 2025. WEC Energy Group expects to use coal only as a backup fuel by the end of 2030 and to be in a position to eliminate coal as an energy source by the end of 2032.

The Clean Water Act Cooling Water Intake Structure Rule requires the location, design, construction, and capacity of cooling water intake structures at existing power plants reflect the BTA for minimizing adverse environmental impacts. The rule applies to all of our existing generating facilities with cooling water intake structures.

The EPA's 2024 Supplemental ELG Rule (the "2024 ELG Rule") established ZLD requirements for bottom ash transport water, flue gas desulfurization, and CRL wastewaters at coal-fueled facilities. The 2024 ELG Rule also established a new subcategory, providing an

alternative compliance pathway for facility owners that commit to the PCCC at a particular facility by December 31, 2034. In exchange for this commitment, ZLD technologies will not be required and less stringent standards will apply at applicable facilities. The 2024 ELG Rule also allows owners of coal-fired units who opted into a cessation of coal subcategory to operate beyond the end of 2034 if needed for reliability concerns (i.e., energy emergencies and reliability must run agreements) as determined by the United States Department of Energy, a public utility commission, or independent system operator. Based on current electric generation resource planning, in December 2025, we filed Notices of Planned Participation to opt into the PCCC subcategory for certain of our past and current coal-fueled facilities.

The EPA published a final rule which became effective March 2, 2026, that extends the deadline for facility owners to opt into a subcategory under the 2024 ELG Rule, allowing them more time to assess potential compliance pathways to continue producing low-cost electricity into the future while meeting wastewater standards.

When the deadline extension rule was proposed, the EPA also solicited public comments related to the economic achievability and technical availability of ZLD technologies. Additional ELG rulemaking is anticipated that may lead to substantive changes to the ZLD technology-based requirements established in the 2024 ELG Rule. Another proposed ELG rule was published in May 2026, to address CRL treatment requirements. As currently written, the proposed rule confirms that CRL from our Company's landfills is not subject to the limitations in the 2024 ELG Rule.

In addition, numerous parties have challenged the 2024 ELG Rule through litigation in SWEPCO v. U.S. EPA pending in the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, which has been held in abeyance since February 2025. The 2025 deadline extension rule is also being challenged in the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. The 2024 ELG Rule, as well as the deadline extension rule, remain in effect during the pendency of the legal challenges. The outcome of these cases may affect our compliance plans.

We have identified sites at which we or a predecessor company owned or operated a manufactured gas plant or stored manufactured gas. We have also identified other sites that may have been impacted by historical manufactured gas plant activities. We are responsible for the environmental remediation of these sites. We are working with the EPA and the state of Wisconsin in our investigation and remediation planning and efforts. These sites are at various stages of investigation, monitoring, remediation, and closure.

The future costs for detailed site investigation, future remediation, and monitoring are dependent upon several variables including, among other things, the extent of remediation, changes in technology, and changes in regulation. Historically, our regulators have allowed us to recover incurred costs, net of insurance recoveries and recoveries from potentially responsible parties, associated with the remediation of manufactured gas plant sites. Accordingly, we have established regulatory assets for costs associated with these sites.

We anticipate this rule will have an impact on some of our coal ash landfills, requiring additional remediation that is not currently required under the state programs. We expect the cost of additional remediation would be recoverable through future rates.

The rule is being challenged through litigation pending in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals. In December 2025, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals granted the EPA's motion to extend the ongoing abeyance while the EPA reconsiders certain aspects of the rule. In February 2026, the EPA published a final rule extending certain deadlines and making various corrections to the 2024 CCR rule. In

April 2026, the EPA published a rule seeking comments on proposed amendments to the legacy/CCR rule. These amendments include (1) changes to the existing self-implementing regulations; (2) new compliance pathways allowing for site-specific flexibility under a state or federal permit; and (3) changes impacting the definition of CCR beneficial use. The EPA stated its intent is to revise the rule based on public feedback, including technical information submittals, and currently plans to publish a new final rule by early 2027. See the Federal Deregulatory Actions discussion above for more information regarding potential deregulatory actions regarding this rule.

We are involved in legal and administrative proceedings before various courts and agencies with respect to matters arising in the ordinary course of business. Although we are unable to predict the outcome of these matters, management believes that appropriate reserves have been established and that final settlement of these actions will not have a material impact on our financial condition or results of operations.