Elise MatzinSpark U.P.Part IV: Maybe UPPCO Should Be a Rural Electric CooperativeUnhappy customers, and anemic returns for investors. What’s the way forward?Jun 12, 2019Jun 12, 2019
Elise MatzinSpark U.P.Part III: Why Did UPPCO’s Ratepayers Cross the Road?Most of UPPCO’s ratepayers are unable to choose a different electric service provider due to Michigan’s monopoly utility system.Jun 12, 2019Jun 12, 2019
Elise MatzinSpark U.P.Part II: UPPCO, Its Holding Company, and the Brontosaurus in the RoomThis week, Spark U.P. is exploring the utility’s history and ownership structure in a multi-part series.Jun 12, 2019Jun 12, 2019
Elise MatzinSpark U.P.Part I: “Standing Alone,” But Owned by a London-based Private Equity FirmThis week, Spark U.P. is exploring the utility’s history and ownership structure in a multi-part series.Jun 11, 2019Jun 11, 2019
Elise MatzUPPCO to Present Energy Plan in Escanaba; Michigan Public Service Commissioners to Attend, Hear…UPPCO is complying with a new State of Michigan law that requires investor-owned, or for-profit, utilities to submit an Integrated…May 2, 2019May 2, 2019
Elise MatzinSpark U.P.For Frustrated UPPCO Customers, Questions about the Future of Distributed GenerationTheir electricity bills are among the highest in the continental U.S. Can distributed generation offer UPPCO customers relief?Mar 29, 2019Mar 29, 2019
Elise MatzinSpark U.P.As UPPCO Seeks Rate Increases, Michigan’s AG Signals a New Approach to Consumer AdvocacyWhen Michigan’s new Attorney General, Dana Nessel, stopped by the Institute for Public Utilities (IPU) forum in East Lansing last week…Mar 1, 2019Mar 1, 2019