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Coldwater council hears changes to Michigan energy-assistance rules, introduces ordinance to allow limited winter electric disconnections
Summary
Council heard a presentation from Paul Jakubjak on state changes to the Michigan Energy Assistance Program and introduced ordinance No. 877 to permit winter electric-only disconnections under a local assistance program if customers lack city water meters and certain protections apply.
Coldwater City Council on Oct. 13 heard a detailed presentation on 2025 changes to Michigan's low-income energy assistance framework and voted to introduce an ordinance that would let the city disconnect electric-only customers in winter under specific conditions.
Paul Jakubjak, presenter, told the council the state has set a $1.25-per-meter monthly contribution for this year as part of the Michigan Energy Assistance Program (MEEP). "Currently for this year, it's a dollar 25 per meter per month," Jakubjak said, estimating that approach would generate roughly $112,000 that a utility like Coldwater's CBPU would remit to a state-managed pool.
Jakubjak outlined the opt-out path for utilities serving 45,000 customers or fewer. He said that if Coldwater opts out, the…
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