Consumers Energy asks for largest electric rate increase in more than 20 years — again
MLive By Lucas Smolcic Larson June 2, 2026 View Article
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MLive By Lucas Smolcic Larson June 2, 2026 View Article
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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
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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
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MLive By Lucas Smolcic Larson May 22, 2026 View Article
Upper Peninsula’s largest power company seeks $17M electric rate increase Read More »
MLive By Lucas Smolcic Larson May 22, 2026 View Article
Oakland County wants to challenge DTE’s $474M rate hike request Read More »
Spectrum News By Melanie Tolen May 20, 2026 View Article
Utility Dive By Brian Martucci May 5, 2026 View Article
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
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Approved return on equity: N/A Approved overall rate of return: N/A Approved revenue requirement increase: N/A Approved residential class rate increase: N/A Requested return on equity: 10.25% Requested overall rate of return: 5.97% Requested revenue requirement increase: $474.3 million Requested residential class rate increase: 9.7% Time period: March 1, 2027 – Feb. 29, 2028
DTE Electric Rate Case U-22046 (2026) Read More »
Engineering News-Record Bryan Gottlieb April 29, 2026 View Article
Oracle’s $16B Michigan Data Center Secures Financing as Power Contracts Face Appeals Read More »