CUB Spotlight

CUB Helped Save Ratepayers $704 Million in 2012

• We Energies wanted to raise electric rates by $99 million, or 3.6 percent, starting January 1, 2013, and another increase of $100 million, or 3.6 percent, starting January 1, 2014. CUB was able to help reduce the rate increase by $42 million.
• Alliant Energy, in a negotialted settlement with CUB and other parties, agreed to freeze base electric rates for 2013 and 2014, and reduce gas delivery rates in 2013 and freeze those rates in 2014.
• American Transmission wanted to build 2 345kv transmission lines to the UP at a cost of $2 billion. It turned out that one of the lines was unneeded and CUB was able to help reduce the size of the other one and save $600 million.
• Madison Gas & Electric wanted to raise electric rates by $23 million, or 5.8 percent. CUB helped reduce the increase by $500,000.
• Wisconsin Public Service Corp. wanted to raise electric rates by $85 million, or 9.2 percent In a negotialted settlement with CUB and other parties it was agreed to freeze base electric rates for 2013 saving $56 million.
• Xcel Energy wanted to raise electric rates by $39.1 million, or 6.7 percent and gas rates by $5.3 million, or 4.9 percent. CUB was able to help increase the request by $5 million.