S T A T E O F M I C H I G A N
BEFORE THE MICHIGAN PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
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In the matter on the Commission’s own motion ) to implement the provisions of 2013 PA 95. ) Case No. U-17377 )
At the July 9, 2015 meeting of the Michigan Public Service Commission in Lansing,
Michigan.
PRESENT: Hon. John D. Quackenbush, Chairman Hon. Greg R. White, Commissioner Hon. Sally Talberg, Commissioner
ORDER AND NOTICE OF OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT
2013 PA 95 (Act 95), MCL 460.9t, created the Low-Income Energy Assistance Fund (LIEAF) within the State Treasury. Section 9t(5) of Act 95 provides that money from the LIEAF shall be expended by the Department of Health and Human Services as provided in the Michigan Energy
Assistance Act, 2012 PA 615.
Act 95 provides that the Commission, after an opportunity to comment, may annually approve a low-income energy assistance funding factor no later than July 31 of each year for the subsequent fiscal year. Section 9t(10)(B) of Act 95 provides that the funding factor is a nonbypassable surcharge to be added to each retail billing meter (but no more than one residential meter per residential site), payable monthly by every customer receiving retail distribution service from an electric utility, municipally-owned electric utility, or cooperative electric utility, regardless of the identity of the customer’s electric generation supplier. The funding factor shall be the same across all customer classes, shall appear as a separate line item on each customer’s bill, and shall not exceed $1. Section 9t(7) provides that electric utilities, including the municipally-owned and cooperative electric utilities, may elect not to collect the funding factor by annually filing a notice with the Commission by July 1; however, utilities that do not collect the funding factor shall not shut off service to any residential customer from November 1 to April 15 for nonpayment of a delinquent account. For utilities that do not opt out, Section 9t(8) provides that they shall annually, by July 1, provide to the Commission the number of retail billing meters the utility serves in Michigan that are subject to the funding factor. The Commission will thereafter determine the funding factor by July 31.
On June 15, 2015, the Commission issued an order reminding all affected utilities of the need to file the required information by July 1, 2015, in this docket. Bayfield Electric Cooperative,
Upper Peninsula Power Company, Wisconsin Public Service Corporation, Wisconsin Electric
Power Company, d/b/a We Energies, Cloverland Electric Cooperative, Great Lakes Energy
Cooperative, Ontonagon County Rural Electrification Association, HomeWorks Tri-County
Electric Cooperative, and Cherryland Electric Cooperative filed notice of their intent to opt out.
Northern States Power Company, Alpena Power Company, Consumers Energy Company, DTE
Electric Company, Indiana Michigan Power Company, Alger-Delta Co-operative Electric
Association, Midwest Energy Cooperative, Presque Isle Electric and Gas Co-op, and Thumb
Electric Cooperative filed notice of their intent to participate and their meter counts.
Page 2 U-17377 The Michigan Municipal Electric Association1 (MMEA) filed notice that all of its members will be opting out with the exception of Village of Baraga, Bay City Electric Light & Power,
Village of Clinton, City of Gladstone, Hillsdale Board of Public Utilities, Lowell Light and Power,
City of Marshall Electric Department, Negaunee Department of Public Works, Newberry Water and Light Board, Niles Utilities Department, City of Norway, City of Petoskey, City of St. Louis, and Union City Electric Department.
Section 9t(6) provides that “The amount used by the public service commission to calculate a low-income energy assistance funding factor during each fiscal year shall not exceed
$50,000,000.00 minus both the amount appropriated from the general fund in that fiscal year for home energy assistance and the amount remaining in the fund from the prior fiscal year.” The
Commission is informed that the latter two amounts are zero. Thus, in reliance on the information that has been filed in this docket, the Commission calculates a funding factor of $0.98 per meter per month for the coming fiscal year, and invites comment on that factor.
Any person may submit written and electronic comments regarding the proposed funding factor. The comments should reference Case No. U-17377, and must be received no later than
July 16, 2015. Written comments should be mailed to: Executive Secretary, Michigan Public
Service Commission, P.O. Box 30221, Lansing, MI 48909. Electronic comments should be e-
1 The MMEA’s members include Village of Baraga, Bay City Electric Light & Power, City of Charlevoix, Chelsea Department of Electric and Water, Village of Clinton, Coldwater Board of Public Utilities, Croswell Municipal Light & Power Department, City of Crystal Falls, Daggett Electric Department, City of Dowagiac, City of Eaton Rapids, City of Escanaba, City of Gladstone, Grand Haven Board of Light and Power, City of Harbor Springs, City of Hart Hydro, Hillsdale Board of Public Utilities, Holland Board of Public Works, Village of L’Anse, Lansing Board of Water & Light, Lowell Light and Power, Marquette Board of Light and Power, Marshall Electric Department, Negaunee Department of Public Works, Newberry Water and Light Board, Niles Utility Department, City of Norway, City of Paw Paw, City of Petoskey, City of Portland, City of Sebewaing, City of South Haven, City of St. Louis, City of Stephenson, City of Sturgis, Traverse City Light & Power, Union City Electric Department, City of Wakefield, Wyandotte Department of Municipal Service, and Zeeland Board of Public Works.
Page 3 U-17377 mailed to: [email protected]. If any person requires assistance prior to filing, they may contact Commission staff at (517) 284-8090 or by e-mail at [email protected]. All information submitted to the Commission in this matter will become public information available on the Commission’s website and subject to disclosure; and all comments will be filed in Case No. U-17377.
THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that any person may file written comments regarding the calculated proposed funding factor of $0.98 per meter per month. To be considered, all comments must be received at the Commission no later than 5:00 p.m. on July 16, 2015, and should reference
Case No. U-17377.
The Commission reserves jurisdiction and may issue further orders as necessary.
MICHIGAN PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
______John D. Quackenbush, Chairman
______By its action of July 9, 2015. Greg R. White, Commissioner
______Mary Jo Kunkle, Executive Secretary Sally A. Talberg, Commissioner
Page 4 U-17377 P R O O F O F S E R V I C E
STATE OF MICHIGAN )
Case No. U-17377
County of Ingham )
Joanna Klein being duly sworn, deposes and says that on July 9, 2015 A.D. she served a copy of the attached Commission order by first class mail, postage prepaid, or by inter- departmental mail, to the persons as shown on the attached service list.
______Joanna Klein
Subscribed and sworn to before me This 9th day of July 2015
______Steven J. Cook Notary Public, Ingham County, Michigan As acting in Eaton County My Commission Expires: April 30, 2018
Service List U-17377
Richard J. Aaron AEP Energy, Inc. Dykema Gossett PLLC Regulatory Counsel Capitol View 225 W. Wacker Drive, Suite 700 201 Townsend Street, Suite 900 Chicago IL 60606 Lansing MI 48933
Alger Delta Cooperative Electric Association Alpena Power Company Tom Harrell, General Manager Vicki Goodburne 426 North 9th Street 401 N. Ninth Avenue, PO Box 188 Gladstone MI 49837 Alpena MI 49707
Cherryland Electric Cooperative Bayfield Electric Cooperative, Inc. Anthony A. Anderson, General Manager C.J. Melchiors, Manager 5930 U.S. 31 South 7400 Iron River Dam Road P.O. Box 298 Iron River WI 54847 Grawn MI 49637
City of Croswell Suzanne Dobson, City Clerk Cloverland Electric Cooperative 100 N. Howard Avenue 2916 W. M-28 Croswell MI 48422 Dafter MI 49724-9761
CMS Electric & Gas Company DTE Electric Company Katherine M. Reynolds Lisa A. Muschong One Energy Plaza One Energy Plaza, 2459 WCB Jackson MI 49201 Detroit MI 48226
Service List U-17377
Great Lakes Energy Cooperative Integrys Energy Group, Inc. Steven L. Boeckman, President & CEO 700 North Adams Street 1323 Boyne Avenue P.O. Box 19001 P.O. Box 70 Green Bay WI 54307-9001 Boyne City MI 49712-0070
Mr. Shaun M. Johnson Michigan Electric & Gas Association Dykema Gossett PLLC James A. Ault, President Capitol View 110 W. Michigan Avenue, Suite 1000B 201 Townsend Street, Suite 900 Lansing MI 48933 Lansing MI 48933
Midwest Energy Cooperative Michigan Electric Cooperative Association Robert L. Hance, President & CEO 2859 Jolly Road 901 East State Street Okemos MI 48864 P.O. Box 127
Cassopolis MI 49031
Northern States Power Company d/b/a Xcel Ontonagon County Rural Electrification Energy Association Michael L. Swenson, President & CEO Thomas A. Haarala, Manager
101 Alfred Wright Boulevard 500 James K Paul Street Ironwood MI 49938-2754 Ontonagon MI 49953-1428
Presque Isle Electric & Gas Co-Op Mary Beth Peranteau Brian Burns, President & CEO Wheeler, Van Sickle & Anderson, S.C. 19831 M-68 Highway 25 West Main Street, #801 P.O. Box 308 Madison WI 53703 Onaway MI 49765
Service List U-17377
Thumb Electric Cooperative Dallas Braun, General Manager Tri-County Electric Cooperative 2231 Main Street 3681 Costabella Avenue
P.O. Box 157 Blanchard MI 49310 Ubly MI 48475-0157
Adam M. Wenner U. P. Power Marketing, LLC Dickinson Wright PLLC 29639 Willow Road 500 Woodward Avenue, Suite 4000 P.O. Box 695 Detroit MI 48226 White Pine MI 49971
Wisconsin Electric Power Company a/k/a Wisconsin Public Service Corporation Wisconsin Energy Corporation Mr. Dennis Derricks Mr. Gale Klappa 700 N. Adams Street, PO Box 19001 231 W. Michigan Street, P440 Green Bay WI 54307-9001 Milwaukee WI 53203
Ann K. Burton Jim Weeks Alpena Power Company Mich Municipal Elec Assn 401 N. Ninth Ave 809 Centennial Way Alpena, MI 49707 Lansing, MI 48917
Roy Kemppainen Phil Newton Village of Baraga Bay City Elec Light & Pwr 100 Hemlock 900 S. Water Street Baraga, MI 49908 Bay City, MI 48708
Service List U-17377
John P. Hanifan Don Swem Village of Chelsea City of Charlevoix 305 South Main St. 210 State Street Ste 100 Charlevoix, MI 49720 Chelsea, MI 48818
Kevin Cornish Paul Beckhusen Village of Clinton Coldwater BPU 119 E. Michigan Avenue One Grand Street Clinton, MI 49236 Coldwater, MI 49036
John Williams Chuck Nordeman Croswell Light & Power City of Crystal Falls 120 E. Sanborn 401 Superior Avenue Croswell, MI 48422 Crystal Falls, MI 49920
Christopher Bolt Stanley Topolewicz Dowagiac Dept of Pub Srvcs Detroit Pub Lgting Dept 203 Chestnut St. 9449 Grinnell Avenue PO Box 430 Detroit, MI 48213 Dowagiac, MI 49047
William LeFevere Mike Furmanski City of Eaton Rapids Escanaba Electric Dept. 200 S. Main 1711 Sheridan Road Eaton Rapids, MI 48827 Escanaba, MI 49829
Service List U-17377
Tom White Annette Allen City of Gladstone Grand Haven Bd of Lgt & Pwr 1100 Delta Avenue 1700 Eaton Drive PO Box 32 Grand Haven, MI 49417 Gladstone, MI 49837
Tom Richards Stan Rickard Harbor Springs Municipal Utility City of Hart 160 Zoll Street, 407 State Street PO Box 678 Hart, MI 49420 Harbor Springs, MI 49740
Rick Rose Loren Howard Hillsdale Board of Public Utilities Holland Board of Public Works 45 Monroe St. 625 Hastings Hillsdale, MI 49242 Holland, MI 49423
Robert LaFave J. Peter Lark Village of L’Anse Lansing Board of Water & Light 101 N. Main St. PO Box 13007 PO Box 166 Lansing, MI 48901-3007 L’Anse, MI 49946
Greg Pierce Kirby Juntilla Lowell Light & Power Marquette Bd of Light & Power 127 N. Broadway Street 2200 Wright St. PO Box 229 Marquette, MI 49855 Lowell, MI 49331-0229
Service List U-17377
Tom Tarkiewicz Bill Gline City of Marshall Newberry Water & Light Dept 323 West Michigan 306 West Victory Way Marshall, MI 49068 Newberry, MI 49868
Joe Pickart Jeff Dunlap City of Norway Niles Utilities Department 915 Brown St. 322 N. Second Street PO Box 99 Niles, MI 49120 Norway, MI 49870
Larry Nielsen Jeff Davis Village of Paw Paw City of Petoskey 111 E. Michigan Avenue 101 East Lake Street Paw Paw, MI 49079 Petoskey, MI 49770
Jon (Mike) Hyland Jeff Schock City of Portland Sebewaing Light & Water Dept. 259 Kent Street 110 W. Main Portland, MI 48875 Sebawaing, MI 48759
Larry Halberstadt Kurt Giles South Haven Board Of Public Works City of St. Louis 1199 8 Avenue 108 W. Saginaw South Haven, MI 49090 St. Louis, MI 48880
Service List U-17377
Ken Marklein John Griffith City of Stephenson City of Sturgis PO Box 467 206 East West Street Stephenson, MI 49887 Sturgis, MI 49091
Ed Rice James Campfield Traverse City Light & Power Union City 1131 Hastings Street 208 N. Broadway Traverse City, MI 49686 Union City, MI 49094
Gerald Peterson Melanie McCoy City of Negaunee City of Wyandotte 100 Silver Street 3005 Biddle Ave. PO Box 70 Wyandotte, MI 48192 Negaunee, MI 49866
John Granato Don Muller City of Wakefield Zeeland Board of Public Works City Hall 350 E. Washington Avenue 311 Sunday Lake Street Zeeland, MI 49464 Wakefield, MI 49968
Jim Weeks, Executive Director Randall Marana, Village President Michigan Municipal Electric Assn 200 W. School Road 809 Centennial Way PO Box 2 Lansing, MI 48917 Daggett, MI 49821-0002
P R O O F O F S E R V I C E
STATE OF MICHIGAN )
Case No. U-17377
County of Ingham )
Lisa Felice being duly sworn, deposes and says that on July 9, 2015 A.D. she electronically notified the attached list of this Commission Order (Commission’s Own Motion) via e- mail transmission, to the persons as shown on the attached service list (Listserv
Distribution List).
______Lisa Felice
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 9th day of July 2015
______Steven J. Cook Notary Public, Ingham County, Michigan As acting in Eaton County My Commission Expires: April 30, 2018
[email protected] Mid American [email protected] Noble Americas [email protected] Village of Baraga [email protected] Linda Brauker [email protected] Village of Clinton [email protected] CMS Energy Resource Mgt Co [email protected] Tri-County Electric Co-Op [email protected] Tri-County Electric Co-Op [email protected] Tri-County Electric Co-Op [email protected] Aurora Gas Company [email protected] Citizens Gas Fuel Company [email protected] Consumers Energy Company [email protected] Consumers Energy Company [email protected] SEMCO Energy Gas Company [email protected] Superior Energy Company [email protected] Upper Peninsula Power Company [email protected] Wisconsin Electric Power Company [email protected] Midwest Energy Coop [email protected] Midwest Energy Coop [email protected] Alger Delta Cooperative [email protected] Bayfield Electric Cooperative [email protected] Cherryland Electric Cooperative [email protected] Cloverland Electric Cooperative [email protected] Great Lakes Energy Cooperative [email protected] Liberty Power Deleware (Holdings) [email protected] Stephson Utilities Department [email protected] Ontonagon Cnty Rural Elec [email protected] Presque Isle Electric & Gas Cooperative, INC [email protected] Thumb Electric [email protected] Bishop Energy [email protected] BlueStar Energy [email protected] CMS Energy [email protected] Commerce Energy [email protected] Constellation Energy [email protected] Constellation Energy [email protected] Constellation Energy [email protected] Constellation New Energy [email protected] Constellation New Energy [email protected] DTE Energy [email protected] DTE Energy [email protected] Duke Energy [email protected] Duke Energy [email protected] First Energy [email protected] Lakeshore Energy [email protected] MidAmerican Energy [email protected] My Choice Energy [email protected] Noble American Energy [email protected] Santana Energy [email protected] Spartan Renewable Energy, Inc. (Wolverine Po [email protected] Xcel Energy [email protected] City of Escanaba [email protected] City of Crystal Falls [email protected] Lisa Felice [email protected] Michigan Gas & Electric [email protected] City of Gladstone [email protected] Integrys Group [email protected] Lisa Gustafson [email protected] Tim Hoffman [email protected] Interstate Gas Supply Inc [email protected] Thomas Krichel [email protected] Bay City Electric Light & Power [email protected] Grand Haven Board of Light & Power [email protected] Lansing Board of Water and Light [email protected] Marquette Board of Light & Power [email protected] Premier Energy Marketing LLC [email protected] City of Marshall [email protected] Doug Motley [email protected] Mary Jo Kunkle - MPSC [email protected] Nicholas Nwabueze [email protected] Marc Pauley [email protected] City of Portland [email protected] Alpena Power [email protected] Liberty Power [email protected] Wabash Valley Power [email protected] Wolverine Power [email protected] Lowell S. [email protected] Integrys Energy Service, Inc WPSES [email protected] Realgy Energy Services [email protected] Volunteer Energy Services [email protected] First Energy Solutions [email protected] Noble Energy Solutions [email protected] Coldwater Board of Public Utilities [email protected] Hillsdale Board of Public Utilities [email protected] Hillsdale Board of Public Utilities [email protected] Mich Gas Utilities/Upper Penn Power/Wisconsi [email protected] Mich Gas Utilities/Qwest [email protected] Zeeland Board of Public Works [email protected] Grand Haven Board of Light & Power [email protected] Direct Energy [email protected] Direct Energy [email protected] Direct Energy [email protected] Direct Energy [email protected] ITC Holdings Corp. [email protected] Realgy Corp. [email protected] Jim Weeks [email protected] Indiana Michigan Power Company