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AG Nessel Helps Reduce UMERC’s Electric Rate Hike by More Than 50%

Press release from Michigan Department of Attorney General LANSING – Yesterday, the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) approved a settlement in Upper Michigan Energy Resources (UMERC) electric rate increase request, announced Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. The requested increase was reduced by more than 50% for residential customers due in part to the Attorney General’s intervention. In

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The Grid Audit of DTE and Consumers Energy: Some Early Takeaways

On Sept. 23 one of the most significant milestones in the effort to (hopefully) improve Michigan’s poor electric reliability arrived when the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) released the results of a year-in-the-making, comprehensive audit of the distribution systems of both DTE and Consumers Energy by third-party The Liberty Consulting Group. “We now have a

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