December 27, 2022--Written by John Egan for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--WEC Energy Group Incorporated (WEC) (NYSE:WEC) (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) has boosted by $2.4 billion its planned five-year capital spending program, largely to accelerate decarbonizing its electricity supply. The company now aims to invest about $20.1 billion over the 2023-2027 period, up from the $17.7 billion it planned to spend over the 2022-2026 period.