Batteries charged on coal power aren’t so good for the environment. By Bruce Murphy - Mar 10th, 2021 04:40 pm //end headline wrapper ?> Get a daily rundown of the top stories on Urban Milwaukee We Energies’ Oak Creek Power Plant and Elm Road Generating Station are coal-fired electrical power stations. File photo by Coburn Dukehart/Wisconsin Watch. Like most states, Wisconsin is going more green. For instance, we are buying more electric cars. In 2018 state residents bought 1,956 electric vehicles, a 24% increase over 2017, when 1,576 EVs were purchased....