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MPSC Affordability Collaborative Sets Out Goals, Schedules Next Meeting

Imagine your sole source of heating in the midst of a harsh Michigan winter is your kitchen’s oven. That is not just a hypothetical situation. Bethany Stutzman, community solutions director at United Way of Jackson County, said she has seen it happen when visiting a client, and it is especially worrying when there are children […]

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Alpena Power Co. Electric Rate Case U-21045

Approved return on equity: 9.85% Approved revenue requirement increase: $1.25 million Approved residential rate increase: 5.19% Approved total rate increase: 3.61% Requested return on equity: 11.5% Requested revenue requirement increase: $2.27 million Requested residential rate increase: 9.37% Requested total rate increase: 6.58% Time period: Jan. 1 – Dec. 31, 2022 Here are a few things we think are important

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CUB in the News: Recent Media Mentions

Environmental group ‘heavily scrutinizing’ Consumers Energy request for rate increase Fox17 – West Michigan By Lauren Edwards May 18, 2021 ********************** Online energy discussion planned for Friday Iron Mountain Daily News April 8, 2021 ********************** In Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, proposed utility sale rekindles energy debate Midwest Energy News By Tom Perkins April 7, 2021 **********************

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New Efforts Aiming At Protection of Valuable Consumer Energy Data

There has been a tremendous amount of enthusiasm for “smart” energy technologies that can empower consumers to cut their energy bills, improve their efficiency and use more clean energy through smart thermostats, rooftop solar, battery storage and more. The fuel for all of these tools is data. Data in easily accessible digital form is more

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Michigan Environmental Justice Conference

CUB Executive Director Amy Bandyk Speaks On Panel At Michigan Environmental Justice Conference

The Citizens Utility Board (CUB) of Michigan talks a lot in this space about how Michigan has unaffordable energy and how lower-income communities are especially burdened by high energy bills. How does Michigan, as a community, address these inequities (which fall disproportionately on communities of color)? What’s more, as the state and other players try

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Building Energy Code Impacts in the Midwest

Building Codes: Little Noticed, But Have Big Impacts On Your Utility Bills

A very simple way to save money on your utility bill is to use less energy in the first place. It can be difficult, however, to change one’s habits around energy use. That is why efficiency upgrades to living environments—better insulation to keep the house airtight, high-performance windows that maximize sunlight in winter and minimize

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Michigan Energy Consumers Need Help Paying Their Bills, So A New Collaborative Effort Is Needed

The Citizens Utility Board (CUB) of Michigan has been calling for an overhaul of programs to assist Michigan utility customers, particularly low-income and/or elderly customers. So we are happy to see a new effort underway by state regulators to figure out exactly how to fix many of the problems with existing aid programs. This effort

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