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Mich. residents may pay more of green power costs
Saying it's only fair, Michigan lawmakers plan to raise residential electricity bills and drop business rates so all customers are charged the true cost of their power.
But when it comes to figuring out who should pay what for new renewable energy requirements, the playing field wouldn't be even.
Though residents account for one-third of Detroit Edison's electric sales, they would contribute nearly two-thirds of what Michigan's largest utility could collect from customers for wind and other sources of alternative power under bills that have passed the House and Senate.
September 1, 2008
by David Eggert
in Associated Press
Saying it's only fair, Michigan lawmakers plan to raise residential electricity bills and drop business rates so all customers are charged the true cost of their power.
But when it comes to figuring out who should pay what for new renewable energy requirements, the playing field wouldn't be even.
Though residents account for one-third of Detroit Edison's electric sales, they would contribute nearly two-thirds of what Michigan's largest utility could collect from customers for wind and other sources of alternative power under bills that have passed the House and Senate.
Residential customers of Consumers Energy account for just over one-third of sales yet... [continue via Web link]
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