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MI HB6046

Bill

Status

Introduced

4/14/2022

Primary Sponsor

Abraham Aiyash

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Origin

House of Representatives

101st Legislature

AI Summary

  • Requires electric utilities to disclose on customer bills or bill inserts in standardized format the number of service interruptions during each billing cycle, excluding momentary interruptions.

  • Mandates utilities report the total hours (or portions of hours) of service interruption per billing cycle, excluding momentary interruptions.

  • Requires disclosure of the total number of momentary interruptions (lasting less than 5 minutes) during each billing cycle.

  • Defines "momentary interruption" as any service interruption lasting less than 5 minutes.

  • Authorizes the Public Service Commission to fine utilities up to $1,000 per violation of the disclosure requirements after notice and hearing.

Legislative Description

Public utilities: consumer services; disclosure on electric utility bills of the number of power outages that occurred within that billing cycle; require. Amends 1939 PA 3 (MCL 460.1 - 460.11) by adding sec. 9e.

Public utilities: electric utilities

Last Action

Bill Electronically Reproduced 04/14/2022

4/26/2022

Committee Referrals

Energy4/14/2022

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