You have a business to run. It is hard to stay on top of things locally let alone at the Wisconsin Public Service Commission (PSC) where your electric rates are set. That’s where the Citizens Utility Board of Wisconsin comes in. We advocate for all small utility customers from individual citizens to small businesses and farmers for fair, safe and reliable utility service. We monitor the changing energy world and put the utility customer first.
CUB small business members benefit from our team of legislative, utility and communications experts who advocate tirelessly for your business at the Public Service Commission, the state Capitol, in the courts, and at regulatory agencies.
Small Business Membership Benefits:
Advocacy: CUB business membership keeps you up-to-date on issues that matter to you.
- Monthly electronic newsletters highlighting key cases before the PSC, issues before the Legislature, and information to help you control energy costs.
- Action Alerts keep you notified and enable you to get involved, when important decisions are up for hearing/vote.
- CUB works as Your Independent Consumer Voice at the table for small business interests when the PSC sets rates and energy policy.
Empowerment: CUB will help you take action and share your thoughts with Wisconsin government officials.
- Confused by your bill? We can explain it.
- Problem with your utility service and pricing? We will answer questions and help you work with your utility.
- Who makes these decisions anyway? We will show your staff how to interact with the PSC and legislators
Access: CUB can help your organization and employees save resources and money.
- Host a “utility bill clinic” about ways to help residents and businesses save money on their utility bills.
- Promote your support of fair, safe and reliable utility rates with the CUB small business member badge.
Outreach: CUB will help small business members partner with other members and like-minded organizations to bring these issues to the public. CUB staff can answer questions about energy related matters as well as provide free one-on-one utility bill consultations.
Partnership Opportunities: CUB partners with community groups interested in learning about utility issues. We provide presentations on how to understand your utility bills, how the PSC works and how you can get involved. Plus, we can provide information on energy costs you can control. Let us know what you’re interested in, and we’ll do our best to accommodate you.
Posted: November 5, 2020 by Tom Content
Consumer Groups Applaud PSC Vote to Refinance $100 Million from Retired Power Plant
$40 million in savings projected from securitization for Pleasant Prairie Plant PSC vote advances key element of 2019 rate case settlement with consumer groups, We Energies The Citizens Utility Board (CUB) and the Wisconsin Industrial Energy Group, Inc. (WIEG) applauded the Public Service Commission for this morning’s vote to approve an application from We Energies …
Posted: October 7, 2020 by Tom Content
Energy Efficiency Day: Ways You Can Save
Happy Energy Efficiency Day, Wisconsin! On Energy Efficiency Day 2020, CUB wants to make you aware of some freebies and ways to save on energy costs, whether you’re a Small Business, Homeowner or Renter. Tools for Small Businesses Focus on Energy’s new online assessment tool is here to help small businesses, and we’re excited to …
Posted: August 18, 2020 by Corey Singletary
CUB Weekly Update 8.20.2020
Applications Utility Name Case Type Utility Type ERF Link City of Oshkosh Water Utility Construction Water PSC REF# 395269 Darien Solar Energy Center Construction Electric PSC REF# 395321 Marshfield Utilities Construction Combined Utility PSC REF# 395325 Alliant Energy Construction Electric PSC REF# 395172 Muscoda Light And Water Utility Rates Tariffs – Electric PSC REF# 395372 …
Posted: August 12, 2020 by Corey Singletary
CUB Weekly Update 8.11.2020
Applications Utility Case Type PSC Link Sun Prairie Utilities Construction PSC REF# 394853 Two Rivers Water and Light Utility Rates PSC REF# 394954 City of Fort Atkinson Water Utility Rates PSC REF# 394862 Algoma Utility Commission Simplified Rate Case PSC REF# 394704 Hearings Utility Case Type PSC Link Paris Solar Farm, LLC Construction PSC REF# …
Posted: July 23, 2020 by Tom Content
July 23, 2020: Wisconsin regulators cite surge in COVID-19 cases, delay shutoffs of utility customers
Disconnections of utility customers in Wisconsin won’t start this weekend after the Public Service Commission voted to delay shutoffs until Sept. 1, citing worsening COVID-19 statistics in Wisconsin. The PSC voted 2-1 Thursday to require utilities to hold off on disconnecting residential customers who are behind on their bills, citing changed circumstances since the Commission’s last meeting on …
Posted: July 16, 2020 by Tom Content
July 16, 2020: Utility disconnections: CUB seeks delay in shutoffs, urges those in need to seek energy, rental aid
Preview(opens in a new tab) The Citizens Utility Board, Wisconsin’s utility consumer advocate, is calling for utilities to be flexible with customers, waive penalties for nonpayment and delay disconnecting customers who are behind on their bills until the fall. Wisconsin citizens were spared disconnection of their utility services because of the executive orders issued by …
Posted: July 9, 2020 by Tom Content
Mid-Year Update on Coal and Nuclear Costs, and Rate Cases
We’re almost halfway through a strange and tumultuous year, and that makes now a good time to update you on a number of our cases at the Public Service Commission. Here’s a look at some of the cases we’re tracking: Coal plant retirement costs: CUB will be filing comments this summer on the Strategic Energy Assessment, …
Posted: April 8, 2020 by Tom Content
COVID-19: How CUB is Responding
We all face challenges from the COVID-19 crisis. Here at CUB we think worrying about your utility service should not be one of them. And, thanks to quick work and cooperation from Governor Tony Evers and our utilities, Wisconsin customers don’t fear being shut off or incurring penalties or big charges to re-connect their service. …
Posted: December 19, 2019 by Tom Content
CUB Fall Newsletter: Turning 40, negotiating for customer wins, holding the line on fixed fees
We’ve got some important updates to share in our fall newsletter and holiday card, which has just been published. Check it out here. You’ll find updates on our 40th Anniversary Celebration in Madison, as we celebrated nearly 40 years to the day from when Gov. Lee Sherman Dreyfus signed into law the bill creating the …
Posted: November 21, 2019 by Tom Content
November 14, 2019: PSC Misses Opportunity to Protect WPS Customers from Weston 3 Overruns
The Public Service Commission on Thursday missed a great opportunity to secure savings for utility customers in northeastern and north central Wisconsin. The rate decision by the PSC will require utility customers to pay for cost overruns plus profit totaling $89 million on a pollution control project that went 24% over budget. The project at …