November 14, 2006, Introduced by Reps. Kolb, Bieda 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 are necessary to
establish a rebate program for each electric supplier in this state
for customers who reduce energy consumption by 5% or greater over
the same period in the previous year.
(2) The rebate shall be based on the savings the electric
supplier realized as a result of the reduced energy consumption.
(3) The commission may allow cost recovery for the electric
supplier for this rebate program from the low-income and energy
efficiency fund created under section 10d.