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CUB in the News: MPSC Approves $84 Million DTE Gas Rate Increase – $3.18 More Monthly For Residential Customers

Posted by · December 14, 2021 1:07 PM

MI Tech News

December 13, 2021

https://mitechnews.com/politics/mpsc-approves-84-million-dte-gas-rate-increase-3-18-more-monthly-for-residential-customers/

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CUB in the News: Michigan attorney general intervenes in DTE rate increase, lowers request by nearly $111 million

Posted by · December 14, 2021 12:49 PM

MLive

By Lindsay Moore

December 13, 2021

https://www.mlive.com/public-interest/2021/12/michigan-attorney-general-intervenes-in-dte-rate-increase-lowers-request-by-nearly-111-million.html

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Press Release: New Report Finds That Michigan Is One of the Worst States for Power Outages, Energy Affordability and More

Posted by · December 13, 2021 10:26 AM

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.”