CUB in the News: Michigan is no Texas, but it has grid reliability issues of its own
Bridge Michigan
By Kelly House
February 23, 2021
CUB in the News: Michigan Has Energy Issues, but Risk of Texas-Style Blackout Here is Low
WDIV Local 4 News at 6 p.m.
By Grant Hermes
February 19, 2021
CUB in the News: Line 5 pipeline shutdown adds urgency to Michigan’s propane heating debate
Midwest Energy News
By Tom Perkins
February 12, 2021
CUB in the News: Michigan’s solar industry awaits order in Consumers Energy’s rate case
PV Magazine
By Jean Haggerty
December 7, 2020
Press Release: New Report Shows How Michigan Ratepayers Continue To Receive Substandard Utility Service
Michigan’s electric utilities continue to lag behind utilities in the rest of the country in the areas of electric reliability, energy costs as a percentage of customer household income and the extent of pollution, despite small improvements in some of these areas compared to last year, according to the 2020 edition of the Citizens Utility Board (CUB) of Michigan’s Utility Performance Report.
Read moreCUB in the News: COMMENTARY Michigan ratepayer advocates say Consumers Energy’s recent $12 million commitment to help customers struggling to pay bills comes as the utility seeks a $244 million rate increase
Midwest Energy News
October 7, 2020
https://energynews.us/digests/ameren-to-close-solar-net-metering-program-despite-regulators-order/
CUB in the News: Proposed increases in energy costs are not justified during a recession and pandemic
Lansing State Journal
By Robert Nelson, guest writer
September 23, 2020
Press Release: CUB of MI Statement on Governor Whitmer's Climate Executive Order
September 23, 2020
In response to Governor Whitmer's MI Healthy Climate Plan announced today, the following statement can be attributed to the Citizens Utility Board of Michigan Executive Director Amy Bandyk:
"Cutting Michigan's CO2 emissions through actions like this executive order is good news for ratepayers because it moves us toward a more efficient, more affordable grid. This plan will encourage more renewable energy and energy efficiency, which ultimately lead to less of a need for capital-intensive power plants and other projects that end up being charged to all of our monthly electric bills for decades. We don't need to choose between affordable energy and clean energy—they work together."
CUB in the News: Organizations receiving $3 million to help residents pay utility bills
WNEM
By Stephen Borowy
September 11, 2020