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: natural gas
Check out CUB’s first small business webinar
Posted: May 26, 2022 by Tom Content
CUB is partnering with different organizations to provide perspectives and resources for small businesses about the changing world of energy and utilities. The series debuted last week, and if you missed it you can watch it here and find all the presentations here. The first webinar, “Business Energy Trends 2022: Challenges & Opportunities for Your …
Category: CUB Blog, CUB Events, CUB News Tags: clean energy transition, energy efficiency, Focus on Energy, natural gas, rate trends, small business, webinar
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
Prepare for higher heating costs this winter
Posted: October 13, 2021 by Tom Content
Brace yourselves for higher heating bills this winter, Wisconsin. Wisconsin utilities and the Energy Information Administration are warning of higher heating costs this winter given natural gas prices that are twice what they were a year ago. Depending on how severe the winter is, households could pay hundreds of dollars more this winter compared with …
Category: CUB Blog, Index Slider, Utility News Tags: energy assistance, energy efficiency, natural gas, we energies, WPS, Xcel
Mid-Year Update on Coal and Nuclear Costs, and Rate Cases
Posted: July 9, 2020 by Tom Content
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, …
Category: Utility Cases, Utility News Tags: Alliant, coal, energy transition, MGE, natural gas, nuclear, solar, we energies
March 1, 2019: Consumers Asked to Weigh in to Keep Natural Gas Meters Safe
Posted: March 16, 2019 by Tom Content
A pair of Wisconsin utilities are proposing changes that would permit fewer inspections of natural gas meters to ensure they are working properly and safely. The Citizens Utility Board of Wisconsin is encouraging customers to submit public comments by noon Monday, March 4 about the proposals, filed by Xcel Energy Corp.’s Northern States Power Co. and Alliant Energy …
Category: Deep Dive, Press Releases, Utility Cases Tags: Alliant, natural gas, Xcel