MichiganElectric utilities would leave credits out of rate increase requests
Michigan electric utilities, generally excluding city-owned providers, would have to leave credits under the state utility law out of requests to raise customers’ rates.
What it does
Electric utilities would have to leave credits issued under this utility law out of requests to raise rates. City-owned electric utilities are generally excluded.
Argument forCustomers could keep more of their credits’ value if utilities cannot count those credits when asking for higher rates.
Argument againstUtilities might have to absorb credit costs because they could not include those credits in requests for higher rates.
More detail
Electric utilities would have to leave credits out of requests to raise rates. The rule covers electric utilities in Michigan. The restriction covers any credit issued under this utility law. City-owned electric utilities are excluded unless another part of the law says otherwise.
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History
- 2026
- Sep 10REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTLatest
- Sep 10INTRODUCED BY SENATOR SUE SHINKIntroduced
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