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MI HB6046
Bill
Status
4/14/2022
Primary Sponsor
Abraham Aiyash
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AI Summary
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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.
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Mandates utilities report the total hours (or portions of hours) of service interruption per billing cycle, excluding momentary interruptions.
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Requires disclosure of the total number of momentary interruptions (lasting less than 5 minutes) during each billing cycle.
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Defines "momentary interruption" as any service interruption lasting less than 5 minutes.
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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