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Proposed Settlement Improves Fairness for SEMCO Gas Customers

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SEMCO service territory highlighted in yellow above. Source: Michigan Public Service Commission. The Citizens Utility Board (CUB) of Michigan has good news for the over 275,000 residential customers of SEMCO Energy Gas Co, the third-largest natural gas utility in Michigan. SEMCO has reached a settlement with the state Attorney General, the staff of the Michigan […]

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DTE Gas Rate Case U-20642

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Approved return on equity: 9.9% (10.5% requested by DTE in its original filing) Approved revenue requirement increase: $110 million ($203.8 million requested) Approved residential rate increase: 3.9% (8.3% requested) Events On Aug. 20 the MPSC approved a settlement agreement reached the previous month between DTE Gas and the following parties: the staff of the MPSC, Attorney General Dana Nessel,

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How to Improve the Lansing Board of Water and Light’s Energy Waste Reduction Plan

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This summer the Lansing Board of Water and Light (LBWL) filed with state regulators its Energy Waste Reduction plan for 2020 and 2021. This plan lays out what the municipal utility will spend on its whole suite of programs to help customers cut their energy use. Specifically, LBWL projects a total annual budget for energy waste reduction

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Citizens Utility Board of Michigan Applauds MI Power Grid Initiative

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 17, 2019 Contact: Amy Bandyk – [email protected] Earlier today, Governor Whitmer and the Michigan Public Service Commission announced a new initiative “designed to guide Michigan residents and businesses through the energy industry’s rapid changes in the transition to clean energy” called MI Power Grid. Based on what we have seen so

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SEMCO Gas Proposed Rate Increase Shows Warning Signs Ratepayers Should Watch

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SEMCO service territory highlighted in yellow above. Source: Michigan Public Service Commission. SEMCO Energy Gas Co. is not nearly as big of a name as DTE or Consumers Energy, but all Michigan residential ratepayers should take note of the latest rate increase request from SEMCO – the third-largest natural gas utility in Michigan. This case

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