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(File: Getty)GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — We person enjoyed a beauteous autumn but the upwind is close connected docket to crook chilly successful a hurry, and based connected ostentation and state prices these days, paying for our utilities is much challenging than ever.
On Thursday, the Michigan Public Service Commission is holding its Energy Assistance Fair to assistance everyone acrophobic astir making ends conscionable larn much astir however to chopped costs and get assistance paying for utilities. Representatives from DTE, Consumers, Semco, The Salvation Army and True North volition besides beryllium there.
Anne Armstrong said this gathering is designed for everyone of each ages and backgrounds who privation to find retired what fiscal assistance is available.
“There’s inflation, we each are seeing the summation successful food, proscription (and) childcare costs, and past our vigor costs are increasing. Electricity, earthy gas, gasoline (and) propane is rising. And truthful radical whitethorn beryllium having a hard clip managing each the changes and the increases… truthful we privation to marque definite that if you’ve ne'er had to get assistance earlier that, it’s okay,” she said.
Armstrong added that thousands of Michigan residents get vigor assistance each twelvemonth and encourages residents to be the just to larn much astir however to get assistance paying their bills.
The lawsuit volition beryllium from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. connected Thursday astatine the West Michigan Works Office astatine 215 Straight Avenue NW.