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Escanaba council opts into MPPA energy waste reduction program; residents to see small line-item increase
Summary
City council voted to join the Michigan Public Power Agency program to meet the state Energy Waste Reduction requirement; officials estimate a roughly 2.3% surcharge on electric bills beginning January 2026 and said a detailed plan will return for council approval.
Escanaba City Council voted to opt into the Michigan Public Power Agency (MPPA) Energy Waste Reduction (EWR) program, a step officials say fulfills a state requirement that utilities run energy savings programs.
The MPPA option is projected to add about a 2.3% surcharge to electricity revenue collections for customers, compared with an estimated 3.4% under the state-run option; council members were told the change would appear as a separate line item on electric bills and is expected to begin in January 2026.
Why it matters: Public Act 229 (referred to in the meeting as “public act 2 29”), passed in 2023, requires utilities…
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