Regulators, legislators take up energy assistance as need rises

By: Brian Martucci

Outlets: Minnesota Reformer

Published: April 14, 2026

Words: 1,000

Last Updated: 3 months, 2 weeks ago

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A diabetic southeastern Minnesota woman heating her home off a generator after the local electric utility cut her service for nonpayment. An immigrant renter served an eviction notice for missing payments to the landlord’s third-party utility billing company.

A ratepayer advocacy group shared these and other stories of ratepayers struggling with bills during a recent hearing of the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission, the state’s utility regulator. In both cases, utility bureaucracy or gaps in …

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