NEW! Will the president’s announcement of federal funding reduce the amount or shorten the length of time the $20/month emergency storm recovery fee will last?

At this point, no. The emergency storm recovery fee is needed to pay the interest on our Emergency Line of Credit (ELOC), which we are using to cover the extraordinary costs of our recovery work. It is not yet clear how much state or federal disaster relief funding PIE&G will receive, and it’s likely it will take a year or more before the first funding is delivered. Until then, the $20/month emergency storm recovery fee is needed to cover interest payments on the emergency line of credit needed to cover our storm recovery expenses. We will update PIE&G members as we learn more about any state or federal support we receive and how that funding will be allocated across Northern Michigan.