News & Updates Jump to: Blog | CUB in the News Blog Consumers Energy’s Plan For the Electric Grid Shows Why Ratepayers Need A New Kind of Utility August 17, 2020 Commentary from CUB of MI in Energy News Network July 20, 2020 This Summer in Upper Peninsula Energy Issues: Task Force Widens Its Scope June 19, 2020 State Issues Additional Aid for Low-Income Utility Customers – Is It Enough? June 5, 2020 New Study Suggests the Way DTE and Consumers Energy Run Michigan Coal Plants Is Costing Ratepayers May 29, 2020 What “Rate Relief” Really Means May 19, 2020 DTE’s Rate Case – A Step Toward Accountability for Poor Service? May 12, 2020 Michigan Utility Ratepayers Need More Protections During Pandemic May 1, 2020 Michigan Regulators Approve DTE’s Revised Integrated Resource Plan April 29, 2020 First Phase of Upper Peninsula Task Force Complete As Propane Report Is Sent to Governor April 22, 2020 Recommendations to Governor on Upper Peninsula Energy Issues Poised to be Finalized April 15, 2020 Upper Peninsula Energy Task Force To Soon Address Public Comments On First Report Draft April 10, 2020 Previous Page1 Page2 Page3 Page4 Page5 Page6 Page7 Page8 Page9 Page10 Page11 Next CUB in the News Targeting utility profits, ratepayer advocates appeal big Consumers Energy rate hike April 24, 2026 Nessel calls DTE rate pause proposal a ‘ransom note’ 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 VOICES: Utility bills don’t have to break us: Michigan’s path to affordable home energy April 15, 2026 Republicans launch effort to axe Michigan clean power standards April 14, 2026 Consumers Energy approved for second electric rate increase in a year March 27, 2026 Google data center deal with DTE is ‘a step upward’ for Michigan, advocates say March 24, 2026 Michigan AG Tries To Gut DTE Gas Hike, Slashing Plan By 85 Percent March 21, 2026 Consumers Energy wants to build 2 new gas power plants, scale up clean energy March 12, 2026 Michigan lawmakers propose MPSC elections after DTE rate hikes March 6, 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 Page30 Next Subscribe To Stay Up To Date Get the latest news on utilities in Michigan. Δ InstagramThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.Email Sign Up
