{"id":2354057,"date":"2024-10-12T13:52:10","date_gmt":"2024-10-12T17:52:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/some-upper-michigan-residents-to-see-15-electric-rate-increase-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-12T13:55:31","modified_gmt":"2024-10-12T17:55:31","slug":"some-upper-michigan-residents-to-see-15-electric-rate-increase-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/some-upper-michigan-residents-to-see-15-electric-rate-increase-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Some Upper Michigan residents to see 15% electric rate increase &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsome-upper-michigan-residents-to-see-15-electric-rate-increase-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2354057&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Residents\u200d of Upper Michigan will face a 15% increase \u200bin\u200c their \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/with-heat-waves-straining-the-power-grid-texas-must-fix-its-subsidy-problem\/\" title=\"With Heat Waves Straining The Power Grid, Texas Must Fix Its Subsidy Problem\">electric rates<\/a>, translating to\u2062 an average increase of\u2062 approximately \u200b$10.50 on monthly bills beginning in January. This adjustment comes after\u2062 the Michigan Public Service Commission approved a \u200d$6.6 million rate \u2063increase for Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp. (UMERC), which is significantly lower than\u200b the company&#8217;s initial request of $11.1 million. The funds from this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/its-official-trump-crushes-record-for-largest-gdp-increase-in-us-history-3rd-quarter-gdp-up-33-1\/\" title=\"IT&#039;S OFFICIAL: Trump Crushes Record for Largest GDP Increase in US History -- 3rd Quarter GDP Up 33.1%\">rate increase<\/a> \u2064will primarily be allocated for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/south-dakota-lowers-unemployment-to-pre-pandemic-levels-after-state-rejected-lockdowns\/\" title=\"South Dakota Lowers Unemployment to Pre-Pandemic Levels After State Rejected Lockdowns\">infrastructure improvements<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Some Upper Michigan residents to see 15% electric rate increase<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1834130\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) &ndash; Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp. customers will see a roughly $10.50 increase on their monthly electric bills starting in January.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/for-the-seventh-month-in-a-row-american-households-say-they-expect-inflation\/\" title=\"For The Seventh Month In A Row, American Households Say They Expect Inflation\">price change<\/a> is the result of the Michigan Public Service Commission&rsquo;s approval earlier this week of a $6.6 million rate increase for UMERC, a 40% reduction from the utility&rsquo;s original request of $11.1 million. The money will primarily fund infrastructure investments and safety and reliability maintenance.<\/p>\n<p>The Michigan Department of Attorney General, Citizens Utility Board of Michigan and Billerud Americas Corp. all intervened in the case. The settlement is UMERC&rsquo;s first electric rate case since the utility was approved to service customers in December 2016.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The agreement also required UMERC to opt into the state&rsquo;s Low Income Energy Assistance Fund, implement a residential income allowance and senior bill assistance program, and implement a rate realignment plan to gradually unify rates for its two service territories, Wisconsin Electric Power Co. and Wisconsin Public Service Corp.<\/p>\n<p>A typical residential customer using 500 kilowatt-hours a month in the former WEPCO service territory will see an increase of $10.51 on their monthly electric bill, but the rate realignment charge will eventually decrease by 21 cents by 2033.<\/p>\n<p>A typical customer using the same amount of energy in the former WPSC territory will see an increase of $10.48 monthly, and the rate realignment change will increase annually, adding an additional $4.24 by 2033.<\/p>\n<p>The MPSC also approved UMERC&rsquo;s&nbsp; gas cost recovery plan, and the construction of a 2.1 mile long natural gas pipeline in Menominee County.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1834130\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1834130\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Upper Michigan residents face a 15% electric rate hike<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2354058,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/hurrican-beryl.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[42871,42872,42870,4658,32076],"class_list":["post-2354057","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-electric-rate-increase","tag-energy-costs","tag-upper-michigan","tag-utilities","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/hurrican-beryl.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2354057","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2354057"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2354057\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2354058"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2354057"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2354057"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2354057"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}