Mich. Comp. Laws » Michigan Compiled Laws / Chapter 460 / Act 106 of 1909
Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 460.551 (2026)

Transmission of electricity in or between counties; control.

✓ current as of July 2026
Find cases: SyfertCases citing this section MI-LEGlegislature.mi.gov JustiaChapter on Justia CornellLII Search CasesGoogle Scholar

TRANSMISSION OF ELECTRICITY


Act 106 of 1909


460.551 Transmission of electricity in or between counties; control.

Sec. 1.

    When electricity is generated or developed by steam, water or other power, within 1 county of this state, and transmitted and delivered to the consumer in the same or some other county, then the transmission and distribution of the same in or on the public highways, streets and places, the rate of charge to be made to the consumer for the electricity so transmitted and distributed and the rules and conditions of service under which said electricity shall be transmitted and distributed shall be subject to regulation as in this act provided.

History: 1909, Act 106, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909 ;-- CL 1915, 4842 ;-- Am. 1921, Act 274, Eff. Aug. 18, 1921 ;-- CL 1929, 11093 ;-- CL 1948, 460.551

AdminRule Notes:

    R 460.501 et seq.; R 460.581 et seq.; and R 460.2101 et seq. of the Michigan Administrative Code.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 19 cases, 1958–2011 · leading case: Consumers Power Co. v. Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 596 N.W.2d 126 (Mich. 1999).
Sort: Relevance Newest Treatment
Consumers Power Co. v. Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 596 N.W.2d 126 (Mich. 1999). · cites it 13× “[MCL 460.551; MSA 22.151.] The Michigan public utilities commission, hereinafter referred to as "the commission" shall have control and supervision of the business of transmitting and supplying electricity as mentioned in the first section of this act and no public utility…”
Cantor v. Detroit Edison Co., 428 U.S. 579 (1976). · cites it 2× “[6] See Mich. Comp. Laws §§ 460.551 , 460.559 (1970).”
Union Carbide Corp. v. Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 428 N.W.2d 322 (Mich. 1988). · cites it 2× “] 12 The police powers of the state over railroads, street railways, interurban railways and suburban street railways, whether operated by steam, electricity or other motive power, organized or doing business in this state, shall be and the same are hereby vested in the railroad…”
Great Wolf Lodge of Traverse City, LLC v. Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 489 Mich. 27 (Mich. 2011). · cites it 2× “[that] wilfully or knowingly fails or neglects to obey or comply with [a PSC] order or any provision of this act [ 1909 PA 106 ; MCL 460.551 et seq.] shall forfeit to the state of Michigan not to exceed the sum of 300 dollars for each offense.”
Huron Portland Cement Co. v. Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 88 N.W.2d 492 (Mich. 1958). · cites it 2× “]), which grants to the Michigan public service commission broad discretionary powers to regulate electric light and power companies; “(2) By giving no consideration to the powers vested in it by the provisions of PA 1909, No 106 *258 (CL 1948, § 460.551 et seq. [Stat Ann §…”
Detroit Edison Co. v. Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 562 N.W.2d 224 (Mich. Ct. App. 1997). “MCL 460.551; MSA 22.151, MCL 460.557; MSA 22.”
Antrim Resources v. Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 446 N.W.2d 515 (Mich. Ct. App. 1989). “Section 10 requires psc ap *613 proval of any alteration or amendment of the price paid "in the same manner and by the same process and under the same legal limitations and like right and process of appeal as are now provided by statute for the regulation by the commission of…”
Detroit Edison Co. v. Twp. of Richmond, 388 N.W.2d 296 (Mich. Ct. App. 1986). “However, the transmission of electricity through highways act, MCL 460.551 et seq.; MSA 22.151 et seq., does grant specific powers to the commission to regulate the transmission of electricity.”
Sullivan v. Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 287 N.W.2d 188 (Mich. Ct. App. 1979). “; § 7 of the act regulating transmission of electricity through highways, MCL 460.551 et seq.; MSA 22.151 et seq.; art v, § 20 of the Motor Carrier Act, MCL 475.”
Detroit Edison Co. v. City of Wixom, 159 N.W.2d 230 (Mich. Ct. App. 1968). · cites it 2× “It is of interest to note, however, that even in this grant of specific power, the right of reasonable control of streets is preserved to local government, CL 1948, § 460.”
North Michigan Land & Oil Corp. v. Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 536 N.W.2d 259 (Mich. Ct. App. 1995). “] The statutory reference is to 1909 PA 106 , MCL 460.551 et seq.) MSA 22.151 et seq. In Antrim Resources , the central issue "concerned the producers’ assertions that .”
Attorney Gen. v. Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 472 N.W.2d 53 (Mich. Ct. App. 1991). · cites it 2× “The court also found that § 7 of the transmission of electricity act, MCL 460.551 et seq.; MSA 22.151 et seq., authorized the psc to consider the risks of business and the value of service to customers as independent bases for the financial stabilization rate increase,…”
Show all 19 citing cases →
Annotations are extracted automatically from the opinions in the Syfert caselaw corpus and ranked by authority, recency, and treatment. Dots show Syfertize treatment of the citing case itself.