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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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Upper Peninsula Task Force Examines Potential Solutions to Region’s Energy Shortages

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The Upper Peninsula (UP) Energy Task Force, formed in June by an order from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, has spent its first few meetings studying the lay of the land of the Upper Peninsula. Now, the Task Force is in its very early stages of determining the potential paths forward for the UP’s energy problems. The goal is to help the region

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CUB in the News: My Take: SEMCO needs fairer way to cover costs

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https://www.hollandsentinel.com/opinion/20190922/my-take-semco-needs-fairer-way-to-cover-costs Holland Sentinel By Robert Nelson, CUB President Also appeared in: Coldwater Daily Reporter: https://www.thedailyreporter.com/opinion/20190922/my-take-semco-needs-fairer-way-to-cover-costs Hillsdale Daily News: https://www.hillsdale.net/opinion/20190922/my-take-semco-needs-fairer-way-to-cover-costs?template=ampart The Monroe News: https://www.monroenews.com/opinion/20190922/my-take-semco-needs-fairer-way-to-cover-costs Ionia Sentinel-Standard: https://www.sentinel-standard.com/opinion/20190922/my-take-semco-needs-fairer-way-to-cover-costs Sturgis Journal: https://www.sturgisjournal.com/opinion/20190922/my-take-semco-needs-fairer-way-to-cover-costs The Sault News: https://www.sooeveningnews.com/opinion/20190922/my-take-semco-needs-fairer-way-to-cover-costs Bedford Now: https://www.bedfordnow.com/opinion/20190922/my-take-semco-needs-fairer-way-to-cover-costs

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