… Wisconsin's aging energy infrastructure, coupled with an average
energy consumption growth rate of 3-4% per year, has put
tremendous pressure on the state's utility companies to supply
uninterrupted power to customers. Utility executives say it's not a
question of whether there will be a power outage, but when and
where that outage will occur. The unspoken impact of an energy
crisis is the toll it takes on the expansion of existing business within
Wisconsin, as well as the ability to attract new business from out of
state. Inadequate or unreliable energy can do more to chase away
business, experts say, than bad weather and high taxes combined.
(Corporate Report Wisconsin, pgs 17-26, Oct 2002).