2025 Senate Bill 369

Public utilities: public service commission; calculation of costs of renewable energy; provide for.

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 and certain providers of electric vehicle charging services; 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 powers and duties of certain state governmental officers and entities; 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 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 460.11) by adding section 6y.

Introduced in the Senate

June 10, 2025

Introduced by Sen. Lana Theis (R-22) and 9 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Sens. Kevin Daley (R-26), Dan Lauwers (R-25), Joseph Bellino (R-16), Rick Outman (R-33), Jim Runestad (R-23), Ruth Johnson (R-24), Jonathan Lindsey (R-17), Michele Hoitenga (R-36) and Ed McBroom (R-38)

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Environment