Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Public Service Commission › Code of Conduct › Part 5 - REPORTING, OVERSIGHT, AND PENALTIES › Section R. 460.10112 - Reporting

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 12.
(1)
				  Utilities shall file the code of conduct annual report information required
				  under section 10ee(6)(c) and (15), 2016 PA 341, MCL 460.10ee, no later than
				  April 30 of each year in the docket in which the utility filed its notification
				  for a new program or service, or in a new docket for an existing program or
				  service. Code of conduct annual reports shall include all of the following:
(a) Designation of a corporate officer of the
				  utility who will oversee compliance with these rules and be available to serve
				  as the commissions primary contact regarding compliance.
(b) An organizational chart of the parent or
				  holding company showing all regulated entities and affiliates and a description
				  of all programs and services provided between the regulated entity and its
				  affiliates.
(c) An overview of the
				  report year, including a detailed accounting of how costs were apportioned
				  between the utility and the value-added program or service, expectations for
				  the following year, and any 5-year projections available for each value-added
				  program and service.
(d) A table
				  illustrating the customer count, revenue, and expense of each value-added
				  program and service.
(e) A balance
				  sheet, where available, and income statement for each value-added program and
				  service offered by an affiliate or other entity within the corporate structure,
				  including revenues, less direct and indirect expenses broken out separately.
				  Direct and indirect revenues and expenses shall be separated by category and
				  then aggregated at the direct and indirect levels, and the report shall include
				  gross income, amounts flowed back to ratepayers to reduce rates, and net
				  income. Each category of indirect cost should be accompanied by
				  formulas/calculations/allocations showing how they have been derived.
(f) General ledger and trial balance for each
				  value-added program and service shall be provided to the commission staff
				  separately on a USB thumb drive or other appropriate technological device with
				  formulas intact.
(g) The number and
				  type of complaints received in the prior calendar year regarding code of
				  conduct issues from customers, alternative electric suppliers, or any other
				  person or entity, and a summary of the resolution of any complaint that
				  occurred during the calendar year.
(h) The number of times during the prior
				  calendar year that customer information was provided to an affiliate or
				  competing provider of an unregulated value-added program or service, the
				  identity of the affiliate or competing provider, and a description of the
				  information shared.
(i) A
				  description of the nature of each transaction with an affiliate or other entity
				  within the corporate structure and of the basis for the cost allocation and
				  pricing established in each transaction.
(j) Reports of internal audits conducted by
				  the utility regarding transactions between the utility and its affiliates, or
				  transactions between the utility and other entities within the corporate
				  structure offering value-added programs or services.