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Checked against the record · Wisconsin Governor 2026

Has Tom Tiffany voted to keep power plants from closing?

Matches stated direction. He voted for a House bill letting federal regulators order a plant to keep running if service is likely to fall short, which passed 222-202 and is not law.

Tom Tiffany

Keeping power plants open

Matches stated direction

What they say

In a 2025 letter, he asked Wisconsin's utility regulators to keep all of the state's power plants running and not close coal plants early.

“we must keep all of our current power plants online”

What the record shows ·

He voted for H.R. 3632, which would let federal regulators, on a complaint from a state utility commission or grid operator, order a power plant to keep running if service is likely to fall short. It would also make owners give five years' notice before closing one. It passed the House 222-202 on December 16, 2025, and sits in a Senate committee.

Limit: His letter asked state regulators to keep plants open; this bill would let federal regulators order it. It is not law.

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  1. Tiffany demands PSC prioritize baseload power sourceshttps://tiffany.house.gov/media/press-releases/tiffany-demands-psc-prioritize-baseload-power-sources-ensure-affordable-energy

    Office of Rep. Tom Tiffany · Published Jun 5, 2025 · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    His letter to the Wisconsin Public Service Commission asking it not to close coal plants early.

    official office record

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  2. H.R. 3632, Power Plant Reliability Act of 2025, as passed by the Househttps://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr3632eh/html/BILLS-119hr3632eh.htm

    U.S. Government Publishing Office · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    Lets federal regulators, on a complaint from a state commission or grid operator, order a generating unit to keep running, and requires five years' notice before a planned retirement. Referred to the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee 2025-12-17; not law.

    official legislative record

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  3. House roll call 342, 2025 (document)

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    Passage of H.R. 3632, 2025-12-16. Passed 222-202. Tiffany: Yea.

    official legislative record

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