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Video Available for Michigan PSC Conference on Reliability and Outages

The MPSC held a technical conference on Oct. 22 that provided a diverse range of perspectives on the electric reliability problem in Michigan, and what to do about it. The conference also included a presentation from CUB of Michigan Executive Director Amy Bandyk, who gave a preview of our upcoming 2021 Utility Performance Report, the

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MPSC Chair Daniel Scripps

Michigan Reps, GOP and Dem Alike, Call for Action About Power Outages at Hearing

The political investigation into Michigan’s problem of frequent power outages and what to do about it ramped up with a state House Energy Committee hearing on Oct. 13 in which representatives from both sides of the aisle voiced dissatisfaction with the job done by Michigan’s investor-owned utilities. The questions representatives asked of the hearing’s only

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The Fix for Michigan’s Power Outage Problem Needs To Be More Ambitious Than What The Utilities Are Offering

Consider: You’re in college and you need to get at least a C- to pass a class you are taking pass/fail. Right now your average grade in the course is an F. Say you do well enough on your final exam to raise that average to a D. Is that progress? Technically, yes. A D

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