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The Citizens Utility Board of Minnesota (CUB) is a nonprofit advocate for our state’s utility consumers. We champion affordable, reliable, safe, and clean home energy for all Minnesotans. More at www.cubminnesota.org
Tomorrow at 4:30 pm is the deadline to submit your comment on Xcel's request to increase rates. Your voice can make sure regulators know how the increase will impact you. Submit a comment: cubminnesota.good.do/xcels-electr...
Xcel's Electric Rate Case: Say NO to higher energy bills
I just submitted a comment telling Minnesota regulators to reject Xcel Energy's request to increase electric rates. Submit a comment below.
cubminnesota.good.do
December 29, 2025 at 1:01 PM
CUB’s vision: a Minnesota where everyone has access to affordable, reliable, safe, and clean home energy for all Minnesotans. Your support helps make it a reality. Donate today: act.cubminnesota.org/donate_page
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act.cubminnesota.org
December 29, 2025 at 1:00 AM
We directly served more than 5,000 Minnesotans. We helped people navigate disconnections, find the right rates and programs, and plan for home energy projects. cubminnesota.org/contact-us
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332 Minnesota St., Suite W1360St. Paul, MN 55101651-300-4701Toll free: 844-MINN-CUB (844-646-6282)[email protected]
cubminnesota.org
December 29, 2025 at 1:00 AM
We continued our advocacy for a transition to clean heat in homes and buildings. Alongside the Clean Heat Minnesota coalition, we hosted events and workshops and supported dozens of comments at the PUC. cubminnesota.org/ratepayers-s...
Ratepayers should no longer pay for gas utility expansion
The State of Minnesota has a goal of cutting economywide greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030 and reaching net-zero by 2050. To reach this goal—and to protect ratepayers from financial risks as…
cubminnesota.org
December 29, 2025 at 1:00 AM
We fought hard against the sale of Minnesota Power to out-of-state private equity. The acquisition was ultimately approved, with conditions informed by our advocacy, but CUB will continue to stand up for ratepayers, regardless of who owns the company. cubminnesota.org/private-purc...
Private Purchase of Minnesota Power
On October 3, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission, in a 5-0 vote, approved the sale of Minnesota Power to BlackRock's Global Infrastructure Partners and the Canadian Pension Plan Investment…
cubminnesota.org
December 29, 2025 at 1:00 AM
We made utility affordability programs more accessible by disentangling them from federal programs. cubminnesota.org/legislative-...
Legislative Update: What passed last session to protect Minnesota ratepayers
A point of personal privilege before getting into the meat of this post: It took a little extra time to put a legislative report together this year. Thank you for your patience.
cubminnesota.org
December 29, 2025 at 1:00 AM
We won nation-leading protections, so Minnesotans don’t pay extra for data center development and operation. cubminnesota.org/legislative-...
Legislative Update: Protecting electric ratepayers from the costs to serve data centers
This article is the next in a series from CUB discussing the ongoing conversations around data centers and their potential impacts on Minnesota’s residential ratepayers. Find other entries in the…
cubminnesota.org
December 29, 2025 at 1:00 AM
CUB's 2025 Year in Review: cubminnesota.org/cubs-2025-ye...
CUB's 2025 Year in Review
cubminnesota.org
December 16, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Utilities should focus on prudent safety work and be careful not to lock ratepayers into infrastructure that may not be fully used over its 40+ year payoff periods.
December 11, 2025 at 4:35 PM