Reports

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 […]

The 2025 report shows the latest rankings for Michigan utilities on reliability, affordability and environmental impact performance, and is accompanied by robust data. Interactive charts were developed through Tableau and are available below.

Michigan’s gas utilities have dramatically accelerated their infrastructure investments over the past decade. Combined annual capital expenditures by the state’s three largest gas utilities—Consumers Energy (Consumers), DTE Energy Gas Company (DTE), and SEMCO Energy Gas Company (SEMCO)—have tripled, growing from $578 million in 2013 to $1,739 million in 2023. The scale of these annual investments

The 2024 report shows the latest rankings for Michigan utilities on reliability, affordability and environmental impact performance, and is accompanied by more data than in our previous reports. Interactive charts were developed through Tableau and are available below.

The 2023 report shows the latest rankings for Michigan utilities on reliability, affordability and environmental impact performance, and is accompanied by more data than in our previous reports available via an interactive page that features figures developed through Tableau.

The 2022 report provides updated rankings of Michigan utilities on measures of reliability, affordability and environmental impact.

The 2021 report ranks Michigan utilities on measures of affordability, reliability and environmental impact.

A policy guide to electrify Michigan.

The 2020 report ranks Michigan utilities on measures of reliability, affordability and environmental impact.

This report explores practical solutions to the ongoing problem of poor electric reliability for Michigan utility customers. It evaluates several tools utility regulators can implement to incentivize electric utilities to work to improve their management of the distribution grid for the benefit of customers.