"Michigan utilities spend tens of millions of dollars each year on rebates, energy audits and other programs to help customers cut their energy bills.Most of that spending isn’t helping the customers who could use the savings the most, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Michigan.
The study from the school’s Urban Energy Justice Lab found energy efficiency programs at Michigan’s two largest utilities disproportionately benefit wealthier ratepayers.
About 35 percent of Michigan utility customers qualify as low-income, but only about 12 percent and 17 percent of electric efficiency investments by Consumers Energy and DTE Energy, respectively, went into programs aimed at low-income households..."
Gimme a break!
Read on if you can stomach it.
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