IRP Updates

Consumers Energy’s Electric Integrated Resource Plan

Consumers Energy’s integrated resource plan assesses various options for the utility to cost-effectively serve the electricity needs of customers through 2040. Latest News: On June 23, the MPSC approved a settlement agreement that ends debate over the IRP between Consumers Energy and a number of organizations involved in the case, including CUB, the Michigan Environmental […]

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Northern States Power Co. – Wisconsin Integrated Resource Plan U-20599

Northern States Power Company-Wisconsin serves electric and natural gas customers in the western portion of the Upper Peninsula that borders Wisconsin. It is owned by Xcel Energy, a large publicly-traded company headquartered in Minneapolis. The integrated resource plan (IRP) is intended to be a document that assesses various options to cost-effectively serve the electricity needs

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DTE Electric Company’s Integrated Resource Plan (U-20471)

DTE Energy is the largest electric utility in Michigan, serving about 2.2 million customers in southeastern Michigan. The integrated resource plan (IRP) is intended to be a document that assesses various options to cost-effectively serve the electricity needs of customers over the next 20 years. DTE Energy, U-20471 Latest News On April 15, 2020, the

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Upper Peninsula Power Company’s Integrated Resource Plan

An IRP is a comprehensive long-range plan illustrating how a utility will provide reliable, affordable and clean electric service to its customers. UPPCO Case U-20350 On Jan. 21, 2020, a settlement was reached between UPPCO and groups that had criticized elements of its initial IRP (see below for details) such as Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel,

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