Who We Are

Fair Rates for Wisconsin’s Dairyland (FRWD) brings together representatives of organized labor with large and small energy providers and consumers.

FRWD is committed to ensuring there is ongoing discussion and dialogue with a wide range of audiences in the discussion about our energy infrastructure.  We look to lead the conversation on integrating distributed generation into Wisconsin’s energy infrastructure.

FRWD Board of Directors and Association Leadership:

  • Jim Brooks, Council Member, Evansville City Council
  • Andrew Disch, Political Director, North Central States Regional Council of Carpenters
  • Joel Haubrich, Manager of Wisconsin State Government Affairs, WEC Energy Group
  • Zachary Hill, Senior Public & Community Affairs Manager, Alliant Energy
  • Robb Kahl, Executive Director, Construction Business Group
  • Thad Nation, Executive Director, FRWD

Supporters:

  • Alliant Energy
  • ATC
  • Construction Business Group
  • Dairyland Power Cooperative
  • International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Utility Local Unions
  • International Union of Operating Engineers Local 139
  • International Union of Operating Engineers Local 420
  • North Central States Regional Council of Carpenters
  • We Energies
  • Wisconsin Building Trades Council
  • Wisconsin Laborers District Council
  • Wisconsin Pipe Trades Association
  • Wisconsin Public Service Corporation
  • WPPI Energy
  • Xcel Energy

FRWD is committed to working with all stakeholders, including environmentalists, businesses, farmers, regulators, energy providers and the trades, with a goal of developing policies that promote balance and fairness.

 

POWERING FORWARD

“Forward” is Wisconsin’s motto and the motto that helped mold this organization’s name. Wisconsin’s energy providers drive our state forward by contributing more than $20 billion to the state’s economy annually and employing tens of thousands of skilled workers who build, operate and maintain the electric system.

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