Utilities spent over $500,000 on lobbying politicians…guess who they were lobbying against?

Michigan utilities are monopolies; they have no competitors. So, why spend $1,600,000 (one million six hundred thousand dollars):

1. $500,000 in donations to political office holders
2. $800,000 in TV ads
3. 39 registered lobbying firms
4. 30 lobbyist agents

Who is this lobbying action against…. in a word, US. Anyone who uses energy in Michigan.

The utilities are attempting to prevent cleaner energy, expanding customer choice programs and allowing competition.

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Supporting Article:
http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2015/11/utility_influence_in_michigan.html