Statutory provisions for alternative electric suppliers were first enacted by Public Act 141 of 2000, which created the Customer Choice and Electricity Reliability Act. In conjunction with several other measures, Public Act 141 is designed to restructure the electric industry in Michigan in a number of ways. One of these is to give customers the opportunity to choose their electricity provider. Public Act 141 requires the Public Service Commission (PSC) to license alternative electric suppliers and to issue orders establishing the rates, terms, and conditions of service that allow all retail customers of an electric utility or provider to choose an alternative electric supplier. The Act also validated orders issued by the PSC before the Act's effective date (June 5, 2000) that allow customers of an electric utility to choose an alternative electric supplier.