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DTE and Consumers Energy Are in State of Denial About Michigan’s Electric Reliability Problem

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In September of last year, the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) released the results of a comprehensive distribution system audit conducted by third-party firm The Liberty Consulting Group (see this blog post containing some initial takeaways from when the audit was first released), giving DTE and Consumers Energy until mid-November to respond. The responses, both

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MPSC Order on DTE Electric Rate Case Misses Opportunities to Hold Utility Accountable

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On Jan. 23, the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) issued an order on DTE’s electric rate case (U-21534) that raised rates by about $217 million, increasing residential rates by 4.65%. That rate hike was only about half of what DTE asked for, but several steps not taken by the MPSC, (but proposed by groups including

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Settlement Concludes Northern States Power – Wisconsin Rate Case

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Northern States Power – Wisconsin (NSP-W), a subsidiary of Xcel Energy, is the regulated electric utility serving most of Gogebic and part of Ontonagon counties in the western-most part of the Upper Peninsula. CUB recently took part in a settlement agreement in NSP-W’s rate case that reduces the rate increase for NSP-W customers by 52%

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