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Utility still weighing whether to follow through with power plant project

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WE Energies says it’s trying to decide whether to go ahead with its proposed bio-mass power plant in Rothschild.Chuck Quirmbach reports that some groups are trying to help the Milwaukee-based utility with its decision.

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