Why Join ABATE? Here’s what others are saying about ABATE:

" ABATE is an indispensable voice that we value at the Michigan Public Service Commission. Our process requires us to focus on the case presented before us. No presentation means no voice."
Bob Nelson
Michigan Public Service Commissioner

" ABATE is a highly effective representative speaking on behalf of large industrial customers. No consideration of the public interest is complete."
Laura Chappelle
Michigan Public Service Commissioner

" ABATE’s lobbying activities make a huge difference in the Legislature. It gives lawmakers a consistent place to go for the viewpoint of Michigan manufacturers on key energy policy matters."
Rep. Ken Bradstreet
Chair, House Energy and Technology Committee

" Organizations such as ABATE are critical to fighting for competition, choice and fair rates. The states are a key battleground, and ABATE’s work in Michigan is exemplary."
John Anderson
Executive Director, ELCON

JOIN ABATE: YOU CAN’T AFFORD NOT TO

Since its inception in 1981, the Association of Businesses Advocating Tariff Equity ("ABATE") has effectively reduced utility costs for all Michigan industrial energy users. ABATE members have realized hundreds to thousands of dollars in energy and utility cost savings for every dollar spent on ABATE activities.

Energy is a major expense for industries doing business in Michigan. While ABATE members recognize that public utilities should earn a reasonable return on their investment, Michigan industries should not pay more for the same energy than its counterparts in most other states and Canada.

ABATE works to correct this inequity at the State and Federal levels. ABATE participates in gas and electrical utility cases, supporting the basing of rates which force industrial customers to pay extra to subsidize the utility rates that other customer classes pay. ABATE supports policies that encourage competition among energy suppliers, and promotes and protects open access to competitive suppliers of gas and electricity to industrial customers.

Fighting to Lower Energy Costs
for Michigan Industry