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Michigan Public Service Commission Docket on Response to the coronavirus Pandemic (U-20757)
In testimony recently filed with the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) on behalf of the Citizens Utility Board (CUB) of Michigan, the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and the National Housing Trust, expert witness Roger Colton, a consultant on utility issues for low-income customers, lays out in detail what should be done to help get
Consumers Energy Electric Rate Case (U-21389)
To justify its proposed increase in rate base, Consumers Energy “has made much of the need to replace old equipment at an accelerated rate,” according to testimony in the Consumers Energy rate case from 5 Lakes Energy Managing Partner Douglas Jester (also sponsored by CUB, MEC, NRDC and the Sierra Club). But from the standpoint
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DTE Electric Rate Case (U-21297)
While it may seem at first glance that more money will mean better grid performance, that has not been historically true. Research by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has “found no correlation between investor-owned utility distribution capital spending increases and reliability improvement the following year,” Wired Group President Paul Alvarez said in testimony filed in
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Consumers Energy’s Distribution Reliability Plan: “Like Build[ing] a New House Instead of Fixing the Roof
On March 1, the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) approved Consumers Energy’s latest electric rate case with an order that cut the rate increase by about 45% compared to what the utility had proposed. During the MPSC’s meeting Commissioner Alessandra Carreon explained one reason why the utility did not get all the spending approved for cost recovery
MPSC Proposal for Financial Rewards to Utilities Faces Opposition
Regulations that punish utilities for poor performance is perhaps what Michiganders need the most to get more accountability and better electric reliability. But utilities are steering the regulatory process to craft new regulations toward weak and self-serving rules. Now that process is getting the spotlight it deserves with a recent Detroit News article that reports on how
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DTE Gas Rate Case U-21291 (2024)
Approved return on equity: 9.8% Approved overall rate of return: 5.8% Approved revenue requirement increase: $113.78 million Approved residential class rate increase: 2.28% Requested return on equity: 10.25% Requested overall rate of return: 6.04% Requested revenue requirement increase: $266 million Requested residential class rate increase: 9% Time period: Oct. 1, 2024 – Sept. 30, 2025
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CUB of Michigan Releases 2023 Utility Performance Report
The new Utility Performance Report for 2023 is the latest edition of CUB’s annual series reporting federal data on how Michigan electric and gas utilities stack up to utilities around the country on performance on key reliability, affordability and environmental metrics (Blog posts here and here provide some interesting detail about last year’s report). This year’s report stands out for two
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Consumers Energy Gas Rate Case U-21490 (2024)
Approved return on equity: 9.9% Approved overall rate of return: N/A Approved revenue requirement increase: $35 million Approved residential class rate increase: 1.5% Requested return on equity: 10.25% Requested overall rate of return: 6.2% Requested revenue requirement increase: $136 million Requested residential class rate increase: 5.7% Time period: Oct. 1, 2024 – Sept. 30, 2025
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