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.
Tag: affordability
Big Rate Hikes Sought for We Energies, WPS
Posted: April 29, 2022 by Tom Content
Half of Wisconsin’s utility customers are facing big rate hikes in 2023 after We Energies and Wisconsin Public Service filed proposals Thursday to increase rates by more than 8% and 6%. This comes at a time when energy prices are already being affected by global market factors that have raised the price of natural gas, …
Category: CUB Blog, Utility Cases, Utility News Tags: affordability, clean energy transition, coal, energy burden, energy security, MGE, natural gas, PSC, rates, solar, we energies, WEPCO, Wisconsin Gas, Wisconsin Public Service, WPS
PSC Approves Costly Natural Gas Plant
Posted: March 31, 2022 by Tom Content
State regulators on Thursday voted 2-to-1 to approve a proposal from Milwaukee and Green Bay utilities to build a new natural gas power plant at a cost of $171 million. The Citizens Utility Board urged the Public Service Commission to vote against the plant, citing concerns over the utilities’ overly optimistic assumptions about future natural …
Category: Index Slider, Press Releases, Utility Cases, Utility News Tags: affordability, coal, CUB, energy transition, natural gas, PSC, rate trends, we energies, WEPCO, WPS
Pitch In and Donate to The Big Share
Posted: February 25, 2022 by Tom Content
Get ready to join people from across the state in pitching in to support The Big Share 2022 this Tuesday. By participating, you can help CUB and other nonprofits working for fairness “Make Change Happen.” That’s the theme for The Big Share, a one-day outpouring of giving in which hundreds of thousands of dollars are …
Category: CUB Blog, CUB News, Index Slider, Uncategorized Tags: affordability, CUB, CUB News, Education, energy security, outreach, utility bill clinic
Support CUB Outreach, Donate to The Big Share
Posted: February 14, 2022 by Tom Content
CUB is gearing up for a big one-day fundraising campaign, The Big Share, which will take place on Tuesday, March 1. We’re excited to announce that friends of CUB will match donations dollar for dollar up to $2,500 in this year’s The Big Share. Help us reach our goal of $5,000! CUB is one of …
Category: CUB Blog, CUB News, Index Slider Tags: affordability, CUB, CUB News, Education, energy security, outreach, utility bill clinic
Power Plant Projects Need Rigorous Review
Posted: January 20, 2022 by Tom Content
As 2022 starts we are gearing up for a big year with a high-profile rate case involving the two utilities owned by WEC Energy Group, We Energies and Wisconsin Public Service. While we prepare for that, it hasn’t been a quiet time in the PSC case arena. Our regulatory team is focused on plans for building new power …
Category: CUB Blog, Utility Cases, Utility News Tags: affordability, battery storage, MGE, PSC, rates, renewable energy, solar, we energies, wind, WPS
CUB Applauds Move to Analyze Utility Energy Burden
Posted: February 15, 2021 by Tom Content
The Citizens Utility Board on Monday welcomed the state Public Service Commission’s move to have utilities measure the energy burden faced by their customers across the state. Starting this June, utilities will provide energy burden data to the PSC each year. The PSC also announced it is requiring utilities to file data regarding the diversity …
Category: Index Slider, Press Releases, Utility News Tags: affordability, COVID-19, energy burden, rate trends