A bill to amend 1939 PA 3, entitled “An act to provide for the regulation and control of public and certain private utilities and other services affected with a public interest within this state; to provide for alternative energy suppliers; to provide for licensing; to include municipally owned utilities and other providers of energy under certain provisions of this act; to create a public service commission and to prescribe and define its powers and duties; to abolish the Michigan public utilities commission and to confer the powers and duties vested by law on the public service commission; to provide for the powers and duties of certain state governmental officers and entities; to provide for the continuance, transfer, and completion of certain matters and proceedings; to abolish automatic adjustment clauses; to prohibit certain rate increases without notice and hearing; to qualify residential energy conservation programs permitted under state law for certain federal exemption; to create a fund; to encourage the utilization of resource recovery facilities; to prohibit certain acts and practices of providers of energy; to allow for the securitization of stranded costs; to reduce rates; to provide for appeals; to provide appropriations; to declare the effect and purpose of this act; to prescribe remedies and penalties; and to repeal acts and parts of acts,” by amending sections 10t and 11 (MCL 460.10t and 460.11), as amended by 2016 PA 341.
Putting People First Energy Package that gives the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) more power to oversee electric utilities and penalize them for outages. Requires the MPSC to establish and report on targeted electric distribution reliability performance; to study multiyear rate plan methodologies; and to review its rules concerning service quality and reliability standards for entities subject to its jurisdiction.
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Referred to the Committee on Energy, Communications, and Technology
