News & Updates Jump to: Blog | CUB in the News Blog DTE and Consumers Energy Are in State of Denial About Michiganās Electric Reliability Problem February 20, 2025 MPSC Order on DTE Electric Rate Case Misses Opportunities to Hold Utility Accountable February 11, 2025 Settlement Concludes Northern States Power – Wisconsin Rate Case February 11, 2025 Testimony Examines Benefits of New Transmission Lines for Michigan December 17, 2024 CUBās 2024 Utility Performance Report Ranks Michiganās Utilities Among the Countryās Worst December 5, 2024 Southwest Michigan Utility Overcharging Customers for Coal Power November 5, 2024 The Grid Audit of DTE and Consumers Energy: Some Early Takeaways October 2, 2024 Indiana Michigan Power Rate Case Has Some Notable Victories for Ratepayers July 19, 2024 Consumers Energyās Distribution Reliability Plan: āLike Build[ing] a New House Instead of Fixing the Roof March 19, 2024 MPSC Proposal for Financial Rewards to Utilities Faces Opposition February 13, 2024 CUB of Michigan Releases 2023 Utility Performance Report December 29, 2023 Administrative Law Judge Questions Cost- Effectiveness, Credibility of DTE Rate Case Proposal November 2, 2023 Previous Page1 Page2 Page3 Page4 Page5 Page6 Page7 Page8 Page9 Page10 Page11 Next CUB in the News Michigan lawmakers, advocates question utility influence over energy policy and political spending May 20, 2026 āSupplementalā municipal utility begins solar-and-storage installs in Ann Arbor, Michigan May 5, 2026 Oracle’s $16B Michigan Data Center Secures Financing as Power Contracts Face Appeals April 29, 2026 DTE offers 2-year rate hike freeze if Saline data center opens on time: Nessel calls it āransom noteā April 29, 2026 Proposed bill threatens Michigan’s utility ratepayer defense fund | Opinion April 27, 2026 Energy watchdog group appeals electrical rate increase sought by Consumers Energy April 27, 2026 DTE to ask for $474M hike to electric rates April 24, 2026 Targeting utility profits, ratepayer advocates appeal big Consumers Energy rate hike April 24, 2026 Nessel calls DTE rate pause proposal a āransom noteā April 24, 2026 DTE says it will pause electric rate hikes for two years after latest $474M ask April 23, 2026 US utilities planning to spend $1.4 trillion as utility bills rise, study finds April 18, 2026 Utilities Plan Over $1.4 Trillion Investment by 2030 Amid Rising Consumer Bills April 17, 2026 Previous Page1 Page2 Page3 Page4 Page5 Page6 Page7 Page8 Page9 Page10 Page11 Page12 Page13 Page14 Page15 Page16 Page17 Page18 Page19 Page20 Page21 Page22 Page23 Page24 Page25 Page26 Page27 Page28 Page29 Next Subscribe To Stay Up To Date Get the latest news on utilities in Michigan.Ā Δ X/TwitterThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.Email