November 14, 2006, Introduced by Reps. Kolb and Zelenko and referred to the Committee on Energy and Technology.
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
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 provide for a
restructuring of the manner in which energy is provided in this
state; 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,"
(MCL 460.1 to 460.10cc) by adding section 10dd.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 10dd. (1) After notice and hearing, the Michigan public
service commission shall issue such orders as necessary to
establish and promote the use of alternative energy sources by
consumers in this state.
(2) The orders under subsection (1) may include consideration
of the additional costs of developing, generating, and transmitting
energy created from alternative sources. Such orders may allow the
commission to approve the spreading of the additional costs
associated with alternative energy across all consumers of an
electric supplier.