State regulators approve nearly $140M rate hike for Consumers Energy natural gas customers
📍 The outcome
{ "epilogue": "State regulators approved a nearly $140 million rate increase for Consumers Energy natural gas customers following criticism from the attorney general. The approval resulted in a 4.3% rate rise affecting 2.1 million Michigan utility customers.
Subsequent coverage of the rate hike quieted following the regulatory decision." }
Epilogue added 1h ago, after coverage quieted.
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