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Michigan Low-Income Utility Customers Have Been Overlooked by Energy Policies and Regulations, According to New Report from the Citizens Utility Board of Michigan

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Rising energy bills have been getting increasing attention as an urgent economic issue, and high energy costs hit low-income customers the hardest, threatening their economic security and even their health. A new report from the Citizens Utility Board (CUB) of Michigan comprehensively examines the situation facing low-income utility customers in Michigan and provides a set […]

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New CUB Report Shares Recommendations To Help Low-Income Families

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This week, the Citizens Utility Board of Michigan (CUB) released a report titled Power Struggle: Energy Insecurity in Michigan’s Low-Income Communities. The report takes a critical look at the current state of energy affordability and reliability for Michigan’s low-income families. Along with evaluating the efficacy of current state and investor-owned utility policies, the report issues

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Power Struggle: Energy Insecurity in Michigan’s Low-Income Communities

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Rising energy bills have been getting increasing attention as an urgent economic issue, and high energy costs hit low-income customers the hardest, threatening their economic security and even their health. This report from the Citizens Utility Board (CUB) of Michigan comprehensively examines the situation facing low-income utility customers in Michigan and provides a set of

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CUB follows approval of transmission projects, new rulemaking process

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Photo Source: Wikimedia Commons As noted in previous blog posts, the Citizens Utility Board of Michigan (CUB) has been closely following efforts to expand Michigan’s electric transmission capacity through the planning and construction of two new transmission lines. These projects were proposed by the Michigan Electric Transmission Company (METC) in cases before the Michigan Public

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Consumers Gas Rate Increase Should Have Been Smaller, CUB Argues

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Consumers Energy’s offices at One Energy Plaza, Jackson. Licensed Under Creative Commons License CC BY-SA 4.0.  On Tuesday, Sep 30, the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) approved a $157.5 million increase in Consumers Energy gas rates under docket U-21806. This will equate to an 8% increase in residential rates, down from the 12% increase the

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CUB Saves Indiana Michigan Power Ratepayers On Overpriced Coal Plant Power Purchases

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The Citizens Utility Board of Michigan (CUB)—working with the Michigan Attorney General and the Sierra Club—was successful in saving Michigan ratepayers more than $3 million through intervention in a Power Supply Cost Recovery (PSCR) case before the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC). The case, U-21262, involved requests from Indiana Michigan Power Company (I&M) to recover

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CUB Advocates for Unconditional Shutoff Moratorium

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Earlier this year, the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) reopened Case No. U-20140 to review extreme weather condition policies that were established by each of Michigan’s regulated utilities in 2018. These policies are meant to protect Michigan households by providing criteria for the suspension of disconnections during periods of “extreme hot and cold weather,” which

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