A little over a year ago we were concerned about the pandemic causing thousands of utility customers to not be able to pay their bills, creating a huge backlog of customer debt. While we know that many of those fears did indeed come to pass, it has been difficult to determine the extent to which
New Database Reveals Key Figures on Utility Customer Arrears and Shutoffs Read More »
Consumers Energy’s integrated resource plan assesses various options for the utility to cost-effectively serve the electricity needs of customers through 2040. Latest News: On June 23, the MPSC approved a settlement agreement that ends debate over the IRP between Consumers Energy and a number of organizations involved in the case, including CUB, the Michigan Environmental
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Moving toward more affordable, reliable and clean energy is not just about where the energy comes from, be that wind, solar, natural gas, hydro or another source. Just as important is how to get the energy from where it is generated to the consumer. Most people have a basic understanding of how a wind turbine,
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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
MPSC Affordability Collaborative Sets Out Goals, Schedules Next Meeting Read More »
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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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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Planet Detroit By Brian Allnutt June 3, 2021 https://planetdetroit.org/2021/06/researchers-predict-a-combined-heatwave-and-blackout-event-in-detroit-could-be-worse-than-katrina-heres-why/
Deadline Detroit June 8, 2021 https://www.deadlinedetroit.com/articles/28161/study_finds_simultaneous_heat_wave_blackout_would_endanger_450k_detroiters
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
New Efforts Aiming At Protection of Valuable Consumer Energy Data Read More »
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
