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In Case U‑20757, the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) recently approved a new statewide affordability framework to lower energy costs for low-income households. In a June 11 order, the Commission set a target to limit household energy bills to no more than 6% of income and directed stakeholders to redesign assistance programs to align with […]

The Citizens Utility Board (CUB) of Michigan is appealing the recent rate hike approved by Michigan regulators for Consumers Energy, arguing the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) erred by approving an excessively high rate of profit for the utility. A notice of appeal was filed at the Michigan Court of Appeals on April 24. It

Consumers Energy 2025 Power Supply Cost Case: What the Commission Decided On April 30, 2026, the Michigan Public Service Commission issued its final order in Consumers Energy’s 2025 electric power supply cost case (Case No. U‑21592). The case determines how certain fuel and power supply costs will be recovered from customers through a monthly charge

In an op-ed in the Detroit News published April 27, CUB President Kelly Jo Kitchen makes the case against a proposed bill that would cut funding that makes it possible for groups like CUB to intervene in rate cases. At a cost of just around 25 cents per year from each Michigan family the Utility

On April 14, Citizens Utility Board (CUB) of Michigan General Counsel and board member John Liskey testified before the Michigan House Committee on Energy about a proposed bill, HB 5710, that would, among other things, eliminate critical funding to efforts to fight against utility rate hikes. Liskey testified about the 44-year history of the residential

On Thursday, February 19, 2026, the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) issued its final decision on DTE Electric’s request to raise electric rates in case U-21860. The Commission approved a revenue increase of about $242 million per year. The new rates go into effect March 5, 2026. The Citizens Utility Board of Michigan (CUB) intervened

Over the summer, we shared an overview of our expert testimony in an Amended Renewable Energy Plan case, U-21813, that could have significant implications for the future of Michigan’s energy landscape. The Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corporation (UMERC) argued in its amended Renewable Energy Plan filing that compliance with Michigan’s 2023 clean and renewable energy

The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) has disappointed consumer advocates with a precedent-setting data center decision that sidesteps transparency and closes the door on public input. On October 31, DTE filed an ex parte application for approval of two special contracts to service a new hyperscale data center in Saline Township. In other words, DTE

As the growth of AI drives the race to build hyperscale data centers across the country, public concern about the environmental and economic impacts of those data centers is escalating rapidly. Data centers are resource-intensive, using tremendous amounts of land, water, and electricity. Their massive consumption of power threatens to slow or even reverse progress

In early 2025, Upper Peninsula Power Company (UPPCO) submitted two plans to the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC): one for how it will meet future energy needs (called an Integrated Resource Plan or IRP), and another for how it will meet renewable energy goals (called an Amended Renewable Energy Plan or AREP). These plans were