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Affordable, clean energy for every Minnesota home

Our Mission

Advocating for You

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.

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Federal Activity in Minnesota

Resources: How to handle past-due utility bills, and how to identify utility workers at you home or business. Currently available in English, Spanish, and Somali.

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Get Help with Your Bills

Disconnection notice paperwork.

Shutoff Help

Receiving a disconnection notice can be scary. Learn your rights and responsibilities to keep the lights on.
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Utility Bill Questions?

Need help understanding your bill? Looking for ideas to reduce your energy usage? Send us your questions and sign up for a free energy bill consultation today.

Make Home Energy Improvements

Upgrade Your Home

Learn more about appliances and efficiency upgrades for your home

Efficiency Tips

CUB’s top tips to lower your energy bills and reduce your energy usage

Discounts & Financing

Identify rebates and incentives to make your home energy projects more affordable, or even free

CUB Makes a Difference

25,000
People helped

Bill savings, shutoff protections, efficiency advice, and more for Minnesotans throughout the state 

100s
of pro-consumer filings

Doing the day-to-day work to protect ratepayers by digging into the details in more than 100 Public Utilities Commission proceedings

Our Impact
$350m
in customer savings

Fighting unfair utility profits, cost overruns, and other unreasonable charges

Our Advocacy Priorities

CUB works hard to represent Minnesotans at the state legislature and before utility regulators. We advocate for affordable energy, a transition to clean energy, and accountability for utility companies.

What Matters to Us

The Latest News

The latest on utility requests to raise rates, new transmission projects, tips to take advantage of energy rebates, and more.

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