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MI SB0325

Bill

Status

Introduced

5/21/2025

Primary Sponsor

Joseph Bellino

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Origin

Senate

103rd Legislature

AI Summary

  • Extends the integrated resource plan filing cycle from every 4 years to every 5 years for electric utilities regulated by the Public Service Commission

  • Reduces utility consumer representation fund contributions from large utilities serving 100,000+ customers from $1,800,000 to $900,000 for attorney general use and from $2,000,000 to $650,000 for grants

  • Removes requirements for utilities to include electrification projections, greenhouse gas emission forecasts, environmental justice impact analyses, and clean energy standard compliance in integrated resource plans

  • Eliminates project labor agreement requirements, prevailing wage mandates, and apprenticeship program requirements for construction of new or rehabilitated utility capacity resources

  • Creates a shared savings incentive mechanism for electric utilities achieving energy waste reduction targets, with incentives ranging from 25-30% of net benefits depending on savings levels (1% to over 1.5% of annual retail sales)

  • Removes references to clean energy requirements, energy storage targets, and renewable energy plan requirements from the factors the commission must consider when approving integrated resource plans

Legislative Description

Public utilities: public service commission; certain provisions regarding rate cases and integrated resource plans; eliminate. Amends secs. 6a, 6m & 6t of 1939 PA 3 (MCL 460.6a et seq.); adds sec. 6x & repeals sec. 6aa of 1939 PA 3 (MCL 460.6aa).

Public utilities: public service commission

Last Action

Referred To Committee On Government Operations

5/21/2025

Committee Referrals

Government Operations5/21/2025

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