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MI Comp L § 460.10v (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 460 - Public Utilities|Act 3 of 1939 - Michigan Public Service Commission (460.1 - 460.11)|Section 460.10v - Joint Plan to Expand Available Transmission Capability.

460.10v Joint plan to expand available transmission capability. Sec. 10v.  (1) Electric utilities serving more than 100,000 retail customers in this state shall file, by January 1, 2001, a joint plan with the commission detailing measures to permanently expand, within 2 years of the effective date of this section, the available transmission capability by at least 2,000 megawatts over the available transmission capability in place as of January 1, 2000.  (2) The joint plan shall detail all actions including additional facilities required, the proposed schedule for accomplishing the actions, the cost of the actions, and the proposed ratemaking treatment for the costs. The joint plan shall also identify all actions and facilities that are required of other transmission owners, including out-of-state entities, to accommodate the actions described in the joint plan.  (3) The commission may order modifications to the joint plan to make it consistent with this act. If the electric utilities are unable to agree upon a joint plan to meet the requirements of this act, the commission shall conduct a hearing to establish a joint plan. The commission shall authorize recovery from benefitting customers of all reasonable and prudent costs incurred by transmission owners for authorized actions taken and facilities installed to meet the requirements of this section that are not recovered through FERC transmission rates.  (4) If an electric utility or an affiliate that is the owner of the transmission assets is denied cost recovery of the reasonable and prudent costs expended to implement the joint plan, then the electric utility or affiliate shall have no further obligation to implement the joint plan. If an electric utility or its affiliate is subsequently granted cost recovery, then the obligation to implement the original joint plan is required. If cost recovery of the reasonable and prudent costs of implementing the joint plan is denied, an electric utility or its affiliate shall develop a new joint plan as provided under this section. History: Add. 2000, Act 141, Imd. Eff. June 5, 2000 Popular Name: Customer Choice and Electricity Reliability Act
MI Comp L § 460.10w (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 460 - Public Utilities|Act 3 of 1939 - Michigan Public Service Commission (460.1 - 460.11)|Section 460.10w - Investor-Owned Electric Utility; Ferc Approval.

460.10w Investor-owned electric utility; FERC approval. Sec. 10w.  (1) Each investor-owned electric utility in this state shall, at the utility's option, either join a FERC approved multistate regional transmission system organization or other FERC approved multistate independent transmission organization or divest its interest in its transmission facilities to an independent transmission owner.  (2) An investor-owned electric utility that is party to a legitimate filing that was pending before the FERC on December 31, 2001 which is seeking FERC approval of a proposed multistate regional transmission system organization shall be considered to be in compliance with this section. Subsection (3) shall apply if FERC rejects a pending filing or if the electric utility withdraws from the filing or from a regional transmission system organization. This section does not provide guidance to FERC with respect to any pending filing.  (3) If an electric utility has not complied with this section by December 31, 2001, the commission shall direct the electric utility to join a FERC approved multistate regional transmission system organization selected by the commission. History: Add. 2000, Act 141, Imd. Eff. June 5, 2000 Popular Name: Customer Choice and Electricity Reliability Act
MI Comp L § 460.10x (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 460 - Public Utilities|Act 3 of 1939 - Michigan Public Service Commission (460.1 - 460.11)|Section 460.10x - Cooperative Electric Utility; Requirements.

460.10x Cooperative electric utility; requirements.Sec. 10x.  (1) Any retail customer of a cooperative with a peak load of 1 megawatt or greater shall be provided the opportunity to choose an alternative electric supplier subject to the provisions in section 10a.  (2) The commission shall not require a cooperative electric utility or an independent investor-owned utility with fewer than 60 employees to maintain separate facilities, operations, or personnel, used to deliver electricity to retail customers, provide retail electric service, or to be an alternative electric supplier.  (3) Any debt service recovery charge, or other charge approved by the commission for a cooperative electric utility serving primarily at wholesale may, upon application by its member cooperative or cooperatives, be assessed by and collected through its member cooperative or cooperatives.  (4) The commission shall not prohibit a cooperative electric utility from metering and billing its customers for electric services provided by the cooperative electric utility. History: Add. 2000, Act 141, Imd. Eff. June 5, 2000 ;-- Am. 2008, Act 286, Imd. Eff. Oct. 6, 2008 Popular Name: Customer Choice and Electricity Reliability Act
MI Comp L § 460.10z (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 460 - Public Utilities|Act 3 of 1939 - Michigan Public Service Commission (460.1 - 460.11)|Section 460.10z - Provisions of Act as Severable.

460.10z Provisions of act as severable. Sec. 10z.  Effective on the date the first securitization bonds are issued under this act, if any provision of this act or portion of this act is held to be invalid or is invalidated, superseded, replaced, repealed, or expires for any reason, that occurrence does not affect the validity or continuation of the amendatory act that added this section, or any part of those provisions, or any other provision of this act that is relevant to the issuance, administration, payment, retirement, or refunding of securitization bonds or to any actions of the electric utility, its successors, an assignee, a collection agent, or a financing party, which shall remain in full force and effect. History: Add. 2000, Act 142, Imd. Eff. June 5, 2000 Popular Name: Customer Choice and Electricity Reliability Act
MI Comp L § 460.10aa (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 460 - Public Utilities|Act 3 of 1939 - Michigan Public Service Commission (460.1 - 460.11)|Section 460.10aa - Impairment of Contractual Rights Under Existing Contract.

460.10aa Impairment of contractual rights under existing contract. Sec. 10aa.  Nothing in this act impairs the contractual rights of electric utilities or customers under an existing contract that has been approved by the commission under section 11 of 1909 PA 300, MCL 462.11. History: Add. 2000, Act 141, Imd. Eff. June 5, 2000 Popular Name: Customer Choice and Electricity Reliability Act
MI Comp L § 460.10bb (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 460 - Public Utilities|Act 3 of 1939 - Michigan Public Service Commission (460.1 - 460.11)|Section 460.10bb - Aggregation; Use; Definition.

460.10bb Aggregation; use; definition. Sec. 10bb.  (1) Aggregation may be used for the purchasing of electricity and related services from an alternative electric supplier.  (2) Local units of government, public and private schools, universities, and community colleges may aggregate for the purpose of purchasing electricity for themselves or for customers within their boundaries with the written consent of each customer aggregated. Customers within a local unit of government shall continue to have the right to choose their electricity supplier and are not required to purchase electricity through the aggregator.  (3) As used in this section, "aggregation" means the combining of electric loads of multiple retail customers or a single customer with multiple sites to facilitate the provision of electric service to such customers. History: Add. 2000, Act 141, Imd. Eff. June 5, 2000 Popular Name: Customer Choice and Electricity Reliability Act
MI Comp L § 460.10cc (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 460 - Public Utilities|Act 3 of 1939 - Michigan Public Service Commission (460.1 - 460.11)|Section 460.10cc - Provisions as Severable; Certain Rate Reductions as Void.

460.10cc Provisions as severable; certain rate reductions as void. Sec. 10cc.  (1) Except as otherwise provided under subsection (2), if any provision of this act is found to be invalid or unconstitutional, the remaining provisions shall not be affected and will remain in full force and effect.  (2) If any provision of this act is found to be invalid or unconstitutional in a manner which prevents the issuance of securitization bonds that would otherwise be allowed, the rate reductions required under section 10d shall also be void and the rates shall return to those in effect on May 1, 2000. History: Add. 2000, Act 141, Imd. Eff. June 5, 2000 Popular Name: Customer Choice and Electricity Reliability Act
MI Comp L § 460.10dd (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 460 - Public Utilities|Act 3 of 1939 - Michigan Public Service Commission (460.1 - 460.11)|Section 460.10dd - Appropriation; Hiring Full-Time Positions to Implement Act.

460.10dd Appropriation; hiring full-time positions to implement act.Sec. 10dd.  (1) For the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, there is appropriated to the commission from the assessments imposed under 1972 PA 299, MCL 460.111 to 460.120, the amount of $1,950,000.00 to hire 13 full-time equated positions to implement the provisions of the amendatory act that added section 6t.  (2) For the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, there is appropriated to the attorney general from the assessments imposed under 1972 PA 299, MCL 460.111 to 460.120, the amount of $150,000.00 to hire 1.0 full-time equated position to implement the provisions of the amendatory act that added section 6t.  (3) For the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, there is appropriated to the Michigan administrative hearing system from the assessments imposed under 1972 PA 299, MCL 460.111 to 460.120, the amount of $600,000.00 to hire 4.0 full-time equated positions to implement the provisions of the amendatory act that added section 6t.  (4) For the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, there is appropriated to the department of environmental quality from the assessments imposed under 1972 PA 299, MCL 460.111 to 460.120, the amount of $150,000.00 to hire 1.0 full-time equated position to implement the provisions of the amendatory act that added section 6t.  (5) For the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, there is appropriated to the Michigan agency for energy from the assessments imposed under 1972 PA 299, MCL 460.111 to 460.120, the amount of $260,000.00 to hire 2.0 full-time equated positions to implement the provisions of the amendatory act that added section 6t. History: Add. 2008, Act 286, Imd. Eff. Oct. 6, 2008 ;-- Am. 2016, Act 341, Eff. Apr. 20, 2017
MI Comp L § 460.10ff (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 460 - Public Utilities|Act 3 of 1939 - Michigan Public Service Commission (460.1 - 460.11)|Section 460.10ff - Energy Ombudsman.

460.10ff Energy ombudsman.Sec. 10ff.  (1) Effective January 1, 2017, the energy ombudsman is established in the Michigan agency for energy. The individual serving as energy ombudsman shall meet both of the following requirements:  (a) Understand the rate-making process and instruments to enable the energy ombudsman to provide rate information and track trends related to energy costs for businesses and individuals in this state.  (b) Possess the knowledge necessary to measure historic, ongoing, and future energy costs for businesses and individuals in this state based on the actions of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of state government.  (2) The energy ombudsman shall do all of the following:  (a) Serve as a liaison for businesses and individuals in the state by guiding energy issues, problems, and disputes from businesses and individuals to the appropriate entity, agency, or venue for resolution.  (b) Monitor the activities of the commission, the Michigan agency for energy, and other regulatory entities of this state whose decisions affect businesses and individuals with respect to energy and communicate those entities' decisions, policy changes, and developments to businesses and individuals in this state. the issues the energy ombudsman shall monitor include, but are not limited to, all of the following:  (i) Renewable sources of energy.  (ii) Energy efficiency.  (iii) Net metering.  (iv) Combined heat and power.  (v) Distributed generation.  (vi) On-bill financing.  (c) Convene regular meetings in this state to share information and developments pertaining to energy issues, policies, and administrative processes affecting businesses and individuals in this state.  (d) Monitor the implementation of the code of conduct established by the commission under section 10ee and compile and annually publish statistics on unregulated services that are provided by utilities and their affiliates. History: Add. 2016, Act 341, Eff. Apr. 20, 2017
MI Comp L § 460.11 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 460 - Public Utilities|Act 3 of 1939 - Michigan Public Service Commission (460.1 - 460.11)|Section 460.11 - Establishment of Electric Rates; Establishment of Eligible Low-Income Customer or Senior Citizen Customer Rates; Public and Private Schools, Universities, and Community Colleges Rate Schedules.

460.11 Establishment of electric rates; establishment of eligible low-income customer or senior citizen customer rates; public and private schools, universities, and community colleges rate schedules.Sec. 11.  (1) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the commission shall ensure the establishment of electric rates equal to the cost of providing service to each customer class. In establishing cost of service rates, the commission shall ensure that each class, or sub-class, is assessed for its fair and equitable use of the electric grid. If the commission determines that the impact of imposing cost of service rates on customers of an electric utility would have a material impact on customer rates, the commission may approve an order that implements those rates over a suitable number of years. The commission shall ensure that the cost of providing service to each customer class is based on the allocation of production-related costs based on using the 75-0-25 method of cost allocation and transmission costs based on using the 100% demand method of cost allocation. The commission may modify this method if it determines that this method of cost allocation does not ensure that rates are equal to the cost of service.   (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, the commission may establish eligible low-income customer or eligible senior citizen customer rates. Upon filing of a rate increase request, a utility shall include proposed eligible low-income customer and eligible senior citizen customer rates and a method to allocate the revenue shortfall attributed to the implementation of those rates upon all customer classes. As used in this subsection, "eligible low-income customer" and "eligible senior citizen customer" mean those terms as defined in section 10t.  (3) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the commission shall establish rate schedules that ensure that public and private schools, universities, and community colleges are charged retail electric rates that reflect the actual cost of providing service to those customers. Electric utilities regulated under this section shall file with the commission tariffs to ensure that public and private schools, universities, and community colleges are charged electric rates as provided in this subsection. History: Add. 2008, Act 286, Imd. Eff. Oct. 6, 2008 ;-- Am. 2014. Act 169, Imd. Eff. June 17, 2014 ;-- Am. 2016, Act 341, Eff. Apr. 20, 2017
MI Comp L § 460.31 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 460 - Public Utilities|Act 167 of 2008 - Electric Cooperative Member-Regulation Act (460.31 - 460.39)|Section 460.31 - Short Title.

460.31 Short title.Sec. 1.  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "electric cooperative member-regulation act". History: 2008, Act 167, Imd. Eff. June 26, 2008
MI Comp L § 460.32 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 460 - Public Utilities|Act 167 of 2008 - Electric Cooperative Member-Regulation Act (460.31 - 460.39)|Section 460.32 - Definitions.

460.32 Definitions.Sec. 2.  As used in this act:  (a) "Board of directors" or "board" means the group of members democratically elected by the members of a cooperative electric utility to manage the business and affairs of the cooperative electric utility.  (b) "Commission" means the Michigan public service commission.  (c) "Cooperative" or "cooperative electric utility" means an electric utility organized as a cooperative corporation under sections 98 to 109 of 1931 PA 327, MCL 450.98 to 450.109, serving primarily members of the cooperative electric utility.  (d) "Electric utility" means a person, partnership, corporation, association, or other legal entity whose transmission or distribution of electricity the commission regulates under 1909 PA 106, MCL 460.551 to 460.559, or 1939 PA 3, MCL 460.1 to 460.10cc. Electric utility does not include a municipal utility, affiliated transmission company, or independent transmission company.  (e) "Member" means a person, partnership, corporation, association, or other legal entity that purchases electricity from a cooperative electric utility as a member of the cooperative.  (f) "Member-regulation" means the board of directors of the cooperative is charged with establishing, maintaining, and applying all rates, charges, accounting standards, billing practices, and terms and conditions of service. History: 2008, Act 167, Imd. Eff. June 26, 2008
MI Comp L § 460.33 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 460 - Public Utilities|Act 167 of 2008 - Electric Cooperative Member-Regulation Act (460.31 - 460.39)|Section 460.33 - Cooperative Electric Utilities; Purpose of Act.

460.33 Cooperative electric utilities; purpose of act.Sec. 3.  Cooperative electric utilities, which are owned by the members they serve, are regulated by their members acting through democratically elected boards of directors. It is declared that member-regulation by a cooperative in the areas of rates, charges, accounting standards, billing practices, and terms and conditions of service may be more efficient and cost-effective. The purpose of this act is to allow the board of directors to elect member-regulation for rates, charges, accounting standards, billing practices, and terms and conditions of service. History: 2008, Act 167, Imd. Eff. June 26, 2008
MI Comp L § 460.34 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 460 - Public Utilities|Act 167 of 2008 - Electric Cooperative Member-Regulation Act (460.31 - 460.39)|Section 460.34 - Proposal by Board of Directors to Become Member-Regulated; Procedures.

460.34 Proposal by board of directors to become member-regulated; procedures.Sec. 4.  To become member-regulated under this act, the board of directors shall comply with the following procedures:  (a) A director may propose to become member-regulated at any properly convened meeting of the board of directors. The board may not act on the proposal until 90 days has passed from the date the proposal was made.  (b) The board may only act on the proposal to become member-regulated at a meeting of the board for which written notice of the time and place of the meeting has been provided to all members of the cooperative. Notice to the members shall be written and delivered not less than 21 or more than 60 days before the date of the meeting and shall contain a copy of the proposal. Notice may be sent by first-class mail or may be published in a periodical issued by an association of cooperative electric utilities and mailed to each member of record of the cooperative.  (c) The meeting of the board of directors at which the proposal is to be acted upon shall be open to all members of the cooperative. The board shall allow members of the cooperative reasonable time to address the board prior to its acting upon the proposal.  (d) A roll call vote of the board of directors with 2/3 of the members voting in support of the proposal to become member-regulated is necessary for adoption of the proposal.  (e) The minutes of the meeting at which the proposal is acted upon, including the roll call vote, shall be provided to the members of the cooperative within 60 days from the date of the meeting in the same manner as the notice of the meeting at which the proposal was acted upon.  (f) The cooperative shall notify the commission in writing of the action of the board of directors on the proposal to become member-regulated within 10 days after the date of the action, and the cooperative shall become member-regulated as provided for in this act 90 days following the date of the notice to the commission.  (g) The board of directors may vote to rescind the proposal once adopted by following the same procedures that were followed in the adoption of the proposal. History: 2008, Act 167, Imd. Eff. June 26, 2008
MI Comp L § 460.35 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 460 - Public Utilities|Act 167 of 2008 - Electric Cooperative Member-Regulation Act (460.31 - 460.39)|Section 460.35 - Election to Become Member-Regulated; Overturn of Proposal by Members.

460.35 Election to become member-regulated; overturn of proposal by members.Sec. 5.  The members of a cooperative that has elected to become member-regulated may overturn the proposal adopted by the board of directors by complying with the following:  (a) An election to overturn the vote by the board of directors to be member-regulated shall be called not less than 120 days after receipt of a valid petition signed by 5% or 750 members of the cooperative, whichever is less.  (b) The proposition to overturn the vote by the board of directors to be member-regulated shall be presented to a meeting of the members of the cooperative, the notice of which shall set forth the proposition for member-regulation and the time and place of the meeting. The cooperative shall deliver written notice to members not less than 21 days or more than 60 days before the date of the meeting. Notice shall be sent in the same manner as the notice for the meeting at which the proposal was acted upon. The cooperative shall pay the costs to notify the members of an election under this subdivision.  (c) Voting on the proposition to overturn the vote by the board of directors to be member-regulated shall be by mail ballot, and internet, provided members attending the meeting provided for in subdivision (b) may execute and deliver their ballot to the cooperative during or at the conclusion of the meeting. Proxy voting shall not be permitted.  (d) If the proposition to overturn the vote by the board of directors to be member-regulated is approved by the affirmative vote of not less than 2/3 of the members voting on the proposition, and at least 10% of the total number of members cast a vote, the cooperative shall notify the commission in writing of the results within 10 days after the date of the election, and the cooperative shall no longer be member-regulated as provided for in this act 90 days following the date of the notice to the commission.  (e) A cooperative's members may vote no more than once every 24 months to overturn the vote by the board of directors to be member-regulated as provided in this act.  (f) If the proposition to overturn the vote by the board of directors to be member-regulated is approved by the members in accordance with this section, the board of directors may not act on a proposal to member-regulate as provided for under section 4 until 36 months from the date notice of the election to overturn the vote of the board of directors was provided to the commission under subdivision (d). History: 2008, Act 167, Imd. Eff. June 26, 2008