The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) today issued an order seeking public comments on the procedures to be adopted by the MPSC regarding the allocation of the amount of load to be served by an alternative electric supplier (AES). 

Section 10a(1)(a) of Public Act 286 requires the MPSC to issue orders establishing that "no more than 10 percent of an electric utility's average weather adjusted retail sales for the proceeding calendar year may take service from an AES at any time."

Comments may be e-mailed to mpscedockets@michigan.gov .  Written comments should be mailed to the Executive Secretary, Michigan Public Service Commission, P.O. Box 30221, Lansing, MI 48909.  All comments should reference Case No. U-15801 and must be received by 5 p.m. on Nov. 14.  All information submitted to the Commission in this matter will become public information, available on the Commission's Web site, and subject to disclosure.

All recommendations for these procedures should be consistent with the provisions of Section 10a(1)(a)-(d) of Act 286.

Public Act 286 is available for viewing here:

http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2007-2008/publicact/pdf/2008-PA-0286.pdf

The MPSC is an agency within the Department of Labor & Economic Growth.

Case No. U-15801