How government shutdown could add to strain on Michigan ratepayers
Planet Detroit By Brian Allnutt October 30, 2025 View Article Additional Pickups: Newsbreak
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Michigan Low-Income Utility Customers Have Been Overlooked by Energy Policies and Regulations, According to New Report from the Citizens Utility Board of Michigan
Rising energy bills have been getting increasing attention as an urgent economic issue, and high energy costs hit low-income customers the hardest, threatening their economic security and even their health. A new report from the Citizens Utility Board (CUB) of Michigan comprehensively examines the situation facing low-income utility customers in Michigan and provides a set
New CUB Report Shares Recommendations To Help Low-Income Families
This week, the Citizens Utility Board of Michigan (CUB) released a report titled Power Struggle: Energy Insecurity in Michigan’s Low-Income Communities. The report takes a critical look at the current state of energy affordability and reliability for Michigan’s low-income families. Along with evaluating the efficacy of current state and investor-owned utility policies, the report issues
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Power Struggle: Energy Insecurity in Michigan’s Low-Income Communities
Rising energy bills have been getting increasing attention as an urgent economic issue, and high energy costs hit low-income customers the hardest, threatening their economic security and even their health. This report from the Citizens Utility Board (CUB) of Michigan comprehensively examines the situation facing low-income utility customers in Michigan and provides a set of
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Ballot proposals advance, aiming to get ‘dark money’ out of politics
WKAR Public Media By Georgia Hill October 18, 2025 View Article Additional pickups: Midland Daily news Ludington Daily News MSN
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CUB follows approval of transmission projects, new rulemaking process
Photo Source: Wikimedia Commons As noted in previous blog posts, the Citizens Utility Board of Michigan (CUB) has been closely following efforts to expand Michigan’s electric transmission capacity through the planning and construction of two new transmission lines. These projects were proposed by the Michigan Electric Transmission Company (METC) in cases before the Michigan Public
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Consumers Gas Rate Increase Should Have Been Smaller, CUB Argues
Consumers Energy’s offices at One Energy Plaza, Jackson. Licensed Under Creative Commons License CC BY-SA 4.0. On Tuesday, Sep 30, the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) approved a $157.5 million increase in Consumers Energy gas rates under docket U-21806. This will equate to an 8% increase in residential rates, down from the 12% increase the
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Consumers Energy case sheds light on how Michigan data centers could hike your power bill
Planet Detroit By Brian Allnutt October 16, 2025 View Article ——– Additional pickup: Newsbreak
CUB Saves Indiana Michigan Power Ratepayers On Overpriced Coal Plant Power Purchases
The Citizens Utility Board of Michigan (CUB)—working with the Michigan Attorney General and the Sierra Club—was successful in saving Michigan ratepayers more than $3 million through intervention in a Power Supply Cost Recovery (PSCR) case before the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC). The case, U-21262, involved requests from Indiana Michigan Power Company (I&M) to recover
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Statement on Consumers Gas Rate Case (U-21806)
The MPSC rightfully cut Consumers Gas’s rate increase from $217 million as proposed by the utility to $157 million, but the cut should have been much bigger based on testimony CUB submitted in this case. As CUB detailed in a 2025 report, Michigan ratepayers cannot afford the expanding investments into the gas system that our utilities
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