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CUB in the News: Recent News Roundup

Beware Of So-Called Detroit Activists Pocketing DTE Energy Donations Deadline Detroit By Darrell Dawsey January 14, 2020 https://www.deadlinedetroit.com/articles/24129/dawsey_beware_of_so-called_activists_pocketing_donations_from_dte_energy_other_utilities *********** Publicly owned utilities ‘not a panacea’ but can produce customer benefits Energy News Network By Tom Perkins https://energynews.us/2019/12/16/west/publicly-owned-utilities-not-a-panacea-but-can-produce-customer-benefits/ *********** Semco reaches rate hike settlement with state The Mining Journal By Lisa Bowers December 12, 2020 https://www.miningjournal.net/news/front-page-news/2019/12/semco-reaches-rate-hike-settlement-with-state/

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Citizens Utility Board of Michigan Applauds MI Power Grid Initiative

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

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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Final Statewide Energy Assessment Has Good Ambitions But Will Require Quick Action

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 12, 2019 With the final Statewide Energy Assessment (SEA), the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) has acted promptly in response to fuel reliability concerns from this past winter. The Citizens Utility Board of Michigan has followed this process closely, as residential ratepayers need adequate protection from service outages and price spikes.

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