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Businesses, clean energy and ratepayer advocates demand state regulators support affordable, clean energy

DTE’s long-term energy plan draws widespread criticism at Detroit public hearing DETROIT – Clean energy businesses, ratepayer advocacy organizations, conservation leaders and more today called on the Michigan Public Service Commission to ensure DTE Energy makes clean, renewable energy a focus of its long-term energy plan. “Solar and other clean energy options can affordably and

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Upper Peninsula Energy Issues Are In a State of Flux, and the Future of the U.P.’s Utility Customers Is At Stake

The fate of utility customers in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is approaching a crossroads. Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline, which supplies a significant amount of U.P. customers’ liquid propane for heating, is facing possible shutdown as the result of a dispute over the viability of the line. Meanwhile, solar power has been taking off in the U.P.

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SEMCO Gas Rate Case U-20479

Approved return on equity: 9.87% Requested return on equity: 10.5% Approved revenue requirement increase: $19.9 million Requested revenue requirement increase: $38.1 million Here are a few things we think are important for you to know about this case if you are a SEMCO customer: SEMCO had requested a 14% increase in residential rates, but residential rates will instead increase

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UPPCO Residential Customers Spared Massive Rate Hike in Settlement Agreement

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, May 23, 2019 LANSING – The Citizens Utility Board of Michigan (CUB of MI) today applauds the outcome of an approved settlement agreement sparing residential customers a massive rate hike originally proposed by the Upper Peninsula Power Company in UPPCO Rate Case U-20276 before the Michigan Public Service Commission. UPPCO originally

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DTE rate increase hits residential customers hardest

LANSING – The Citizens Utility Board of Michigan (CUB of MI), an organization advocating for Michigan residential ratepayers, today issued the following statement regarding the Michigan Public Service Commission’s approval of a rate increase by DTE Energy. “At a time when Michigan residents have the highest electricity costs in the Midwest, this rate increase hits residential customers

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DTE Electric Company’s Integrated Resource Plan (U-20471)

DTE Energy is the largest electric utility in Michigan, serving about 2.2 million customers in southeastern Michigan. The integrated resource plan (IRP) is intended to be a document that assesses various options to cost-effectively serve the electricity needs of customers over the next 20 years. DTE Energy, U-20471 Latest News On April 15, 2020, the

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