News & Updates Jump to: Blog | CUB in the News Blog CUB Welcomes Recommendations from MPSC on Energy Affordability August 14, 2026 CUB Applauds New Reliability Map from MPSC as a Step Toward Greater Reliability July 31, 2026 CUB and MI-MAUI Call For Suspension of Electricity Shutoffs During Wildfire Air Quality Event July 20, 2026 Michigan Regulators Issue Milestone Order on Low-Income Assistance Programs July 7, 2026 CUB Appeals MPSC Approval of Excessively High Return on Equity for Consumers Energy May 28, 2026 Michigan Regulators Approve Power Supply Cost Plan for Consumers Energy May 22, 2026 Read CUB President Kelly Jo Kitchen in the Detroit News April 29, 2026 CUB General Counsel John Liskey Testifies Before Michigan House Committee April 15, 2026 MPSC Authorizes DTE Electric Rate Hike That Exceeds Rate of Inflation March 6, 2026 MPSC Rejects UMERC Renewable Energy Plan Due to Excessive Costs January 8, 2026 MPSC grants expedited approval for DTE contracts with hyperscale data center December 19, 2025 New standards set for data center power agreements in Consumers Energy service territory December 3, 2025 Previous Page1 Page2 Page3 Page4 Page5 Page6 Page7 Page8 Page9 Page10 Page11 Next CUB in the News Consumers Energy asks for largest electric rate increase in more than 20 years ā again June 2, 2026 Upper Peninsulaās largest power company seeks $17M electric rate increase May 22, 2026 Oakland County wants to challenge DTEās $474M rate hike request May 22, 2026 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 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 CommentsThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.Email Sign Up