CUB in the News: Michigan’s utilities struggle to keep the power on as climate change intensifies
MLive
By Sheri McWhirter
December 16, 2021
CUB in the News: Michigan poised to slash some industrial electric rates by up to 60%, even as residential bills jump
Outlier Media
By Tom Perkins
December 14, 2021
CUB in the News: Settlement Agreement on Consumers Energy’s Revised Depreciation Rates Approved
MI Tech News
December 13, 2021
CUB in the News: MPSC Approves $84 Million DTE Gas Rate Increase – $3.18 More Monthly For Residential Customers
MI Tech News
December 13, 2021
CUB in the News: Michigan attorney general intervenes in DTE rate increase, lowers request by nearly $111 million
MLive
By Lindsay Moore
December 13, 2021
Press Release: New Report Finds That Michigan Is One of the Worst States for Power Outages, Energy Affordability and More
Shortly after hundreds of thousands of Michigan utility customers lost power on Dec. 11 in an event that is the latest sign of our deteriorating electric grid, the residential ratepayer advocacy group the Citizens Utility Board (CUB) of Michigan is releasing the 2021 edition of its Utility Performance Report, a scorecard that compares Michigan utilities to peers nationwide. The report finds that Michigan is for the most part doing poorly on critical metrics like electric reliability and the level of environmental impacts from the energy sector. Despite these shortcomings, however, Michigan residents pay some of the highest rates in the country.
“Unreliable and expensive energy is a big problem that makes life more difficult for Michiganders, and also harms our state’s economy,” CUB of Michigan President-Elect Keith Cooley said. “This report lays out the scope of the problem. Our regulators and representatives should take notice and make reforms.”
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CUB in the News: Climate change triggers concern over energy grid reliability
Great Lakes Echo
By Kristia Postema
December 8, 2021
http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/12/08/climate-change-triggers-concern-over-energy-grid-reliability/
CUB in the News: Community Solar Would Create $1.47 Billion Economic Boom For Michigan
MITechNews
November 1, 2021
https://mitechnews.com/update/community-solar-would-create-1-47-billion-economic-boom-for-michigan/
CUB in the News: DTE, CMS Oppose Michigan Community Solar Legislation
RTO Insider
By John Lindstrom
October 28, 2021
https://www.rtoinsider.com/articles/28963-dte-cms-michigan-community-solar-legislation
CUB in the News: MSU study forecasts economic benefits from expanded community solar development
MiBiz
By Andy Balaskovitz
October 19, 2021