In an Order issued on August 26, 2008, the Michigan Public Service Commission invited regulated electric and natural gas utilities and others to participate in a working group that will implement a market-based system designed to provide energy efficient products that are purchased with no up-front payment and no customer debt obligation.

The creation of the working group comes as a result of a $50,000 grant from the National Governors Association's Clean Energy States Grants Program in June. The grant's purpose is to develop a statewide infrastructure to support a program modeled after the Pay as You Save ® (PAYS®) system and to implement up to four pilot projects.

The outcome of this project will include:

• formation of a Michigan working group and completion of action steps and plans for the group;
• recommendations for regulatory or statutory changes that are necessary or desirable for implementation of the program;
• specific outreach plans regarding program financing for Michigan lenders, vendors, and customers;
• development of detailed program designs to direct how the system will be implemented for different types of customers;
• plans for eventual integration of the program with Michigan utility company energy efficiency programming and renewable energy supply portfolio management; and
• plans for integration with Michigan state goals for implementation of the Midwestern Governors Association Energy Security and Climate Stewardship Platform.

MPSC Staff Contact:

Rob Ozar

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• 29 Oct 2008 Agenda Presentation 1 Presentation 2