Lansing State Journal By Robert Nelson, guest writer September 23, 2020 https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/opinion/contributors/viewpoints/2020/09/23/speak-up-now-limit-residential-energy-rate-increases-during-pandemic/5852204002/
It has been almost an entire summer since we checked in on the progress of the Upper Peninsula Energy Task Force, which, after delivering its report on propane supply and alternatives to Line 5, is now about six months away from a final report on much broader energy issues facing this unique part of Michigan.
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WNEM By Stephen Borowy September 11, 2020 https://www.wnem.com/news/organizations-receiving-3-million-to-help-residents-pay-utility-bills/article_2bde32c0-f445-11ea-8569-6b210b3b891b.html
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Michigan regulators have approved a settlement agreement that concludes Consumers Gas’s latest rate case, cuts the utility’s requested rate increase on residential customers by about half and provides additional assistance to low-income customers who are struggling to pay utility bills in the current economic climate. Residential ratepayers will see a 9% rate increase, compared to
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MITechNews.com By Mike Brennan August 23, 2020 https://mitechnews.com/politics/mpsc-approves-settlement-agreement-to-reduce-dte-gas-increase-by-46-percent/
On Aug. 20 the Michigan Public Service Commission approved a settlement agreement that allows DTE’s natural gas utility to increase monthly bills for a typical residential customer by 3.9%, down from the 8.3% originally requested by DTE. The new rates will come into effect on Oct. 1, 2020. But just a few months later, in January, 2021,
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Michigan Radio By Lester Graham August 19, 2020 https://www.michiganradio.org/post/groups-say-investing-poles-and-wires-alone-doesnt-prepare-future-power-grid
Electric utilities are often talked about as being in a state of transition, needing to adapt, move into the 21st century, and a host of other buzz terms. For example: the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) describes the purpose of Michigan’s MI Power Grid initiative as “to maximize the benefits of the transition to clean, distributed energy resources
