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MI HB4976

MI HB4976
Public utilities: consumer services; prohibition for an electric utility to reclaim revenue they were required to pay in service outage credits; provide for. Amends sec. 6a of 1939 PA 3 (MCL 460.6a).

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Introduced
09/17/2025
In Committee
09/17/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead

Introduced Session

103rd Legislature

Bill Summary

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 and certain providers of electric vehicle charging services; 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 section 6a (MCL 460.6a), as amended by 2023 PA 231.

AI Summary

This bill amends Michigan's public utility regulations by adding a key provision that prohibits electric utilities from including service outage credits in future rate increase applications. Specifically, the bill adds a new subsection (15) to the existing law that explicitly states an electric utility cannot incorporate any credit issued under the act into a subsequent rate increase request. This prevents utilities from effectively "clawing back" credits they were required to provide to customers during service interruptions by recouping those amounts in future rate cases. The amendment is part of the broader Michigan Public Service Commission's regulatory framework for utilities, which governs how electric utilities can adjust their rates, file rate cases, and interact with customers. By preventing utilities from recovering service outage credits through future rate increases, the bill aims to ensure that such credits represent a genuine compensation to customers for service disruptions rather than a temporary financial adjustment that can be later reversed.

Committee Categories

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Sponsors (21)

Last Action

Bill Electronically Reproduced 09/17/2025 (on 09/18/2025)

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