specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
alignedWith:
  framework: FinOps Foundation Framework
  frameworkUrl: https://www.finops.org/framework/
  dataSpec: FOCUS
  dataSpecVersion: '1.3'
  dataSpecUrl: https://focus.finops.org/focus-specification/v1-3/
provider: WEC Energy Group
providerId: wec-energy
publisherName: WEC Energy Group, Inc.
serviceCategory: Energy / Utility
created: '2026-05-04'
# Provenance stamped 2026-08-11: this artifact was written by the API Evangelist
# bulk sweep dated 2026-05-04, not harvested from the provider. See roadmap#35.
method: generated
modified: '2026-05-05'
reconciled: false
tags:
  - Energy
  - Electric Utility
  - Fortune 500
  - Green Button
  - FinOps
  - FOCUS
  - Contact Sales
description: FinOps placement for WEC Energy Group. The "spend" surface here is regulated utility
  charges (kWh / therms) at the operating-company level plus any data-sharing-agreement fees, not a
  metered developer API.
notes: No public usage-billing API for developer integrations. FOCUS mapping reflects utility-billing
  shape only.
sources:
  - https://www.wecenergygroup.com/
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Regulated Utility Tariff
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
    - Usage
    - Tax
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: WEC Energy Group
  ServiceCategory: Energy / Utility
  ProviderName: WEC Energy Group
  PublisherName: WEC Energy Group, Inc.
  InvoiceIssuerName: We Energies / WPS / Peoples Gas / North Shore Gas / MGU / MERC / UMERC
  BillingCurrency: USD
meters:
  - name: electric_consumption
    description: Electricity delivered to the meter at the operating-company tariff.
    unit: kWh
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - operating_company
      - rate_class
      - meter_id
  - name: gas_consumption
    description: Natural gas delivered to the meter at the operating-company tariff.
    unit: therm
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - operating_company
      - rate_class
      - meter_id
principles:
  - name: Visibility
    description: Spend visibility is via the operating-company customer portal and Green Button
      Download / Connect for the authorized customer; there is no public corporate usage API.
  - name: Allocation
    description: Allocate energy spend by site / meter / rate-class using the operating-company account
      hierarchy and Green Button service-point IDs.
  - name: Optimization
    description: Optimization levers are tariff selection, demand-response participation, energy-efficiency
      programs, and on-site generation under the operating company's interconnection rules.
  - name: Accountability
    description: Facilities / energy-management owners hold accountability and engage the operating
      company's commercial / large-customer team for tariff and program decisions.
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com