MI HB5109

Alternative electric suppliers must obtain and maintain a license issued under section 10a to operate in Michigan.

License applicants must provide information about their safety record, service quality, reliability, and technical ability to safely generate, obtain, and deliver electricity.

License applicants must demonstrate that employees installing, operating, and maintaining generation or transmission facilities have requisite knowledge, skills, and competence to perform those functions safely.

The Public Service Commission may require applicants to post a bond, letter of credit, or other financial guarantee of at least $40,000 if found to be in the public interest.

Only investor-owned, cooperative, or municipal electric utilities may own, construct, or operate electric distribution facilities and meter equipment, except self-service power providers are permitted for their own use and nonutilities may construct systems on private property.

Sale of electricity by campgrounds or marinas to customers with separate meters is considered reimbursement and cannot exceed the price the campground or marina pays for that electricity.