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Mich. Comp. Laws § 460.552 (2026)

Transmission of electricity; rate regulation by commission.

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TRANSMISSION OF ELECTRICITY


Act 106 of 1909


460.552 Transmission of electricity; rate regulation by commission.

Sec. 2.

    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 supplying electricity shall put into force any rate or charge for the same without first petitioning said commission for authority to initiate or put into force such rate or charge and securing the affirmative action of the commission approving said rate or charge.

History: 1909, Act 106, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909 ;-- CL 1915, 4843 ;-- Am. 1921, Act 274, Eff. Aug. 18, 1921 ;-- CL 1929, 11094 ;-- CL 1948, 460.552

Compiler's Notes:

    The public utilities commission, referred to in this section, was abolished and its powers and duties transferred to the public service commission by MCL 460.4.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 11 cases, 1965–2011 · leading case: Consumers Power Co. v. Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 596 N.W.2d 126 (Mich. 1999).
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Consumers Power Co. v. Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 596 N.W.2d 126 (Mich. 1999). · cites it 4× “[MCL 460.552; MSA 22.152.] Contrary to the PSC's assertion, §§ 1 and 2 do not grant it authority to compel a utility to transmit a third-party provider's electricity through its system to an end-user.”
Great Wolf Lodge of Traverse City, LLC v. Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 489 Mich. 27 (Mich. 2011). · cites it 3× “Count I alleged that Cherryland had violated MCL 460.552 and the PSC’s 2004 order by 4 In re Application of Cherryland Electric Coop, order of the Public Service Commission, entered July 22, 2004 (Case No.”
Attorney Gen. v. Michigan Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 316 N.W.2d 187 (Mich. 1982). · cites it 2× “101, and the transmission act, MCL 460.552; MSA 22.152. There are essentially three types of protection in question.”
Williams v. Detroit Edison Co., 234 N.W.2d 702 (Mich. Ct. App. 1975). · cites it 2× “The line was approximately 28 feet from the ground (some testimony disclosed that the wire was approximately 29 feet from the ground at the point where the back hoe hit the wire), and we find that this complied with the standards of MCLA 460.552; MSA 22.152, MCLA 460.554; MSA 22.”
Wilhelm v. Detroit Edison Co., 224 N.W.2d 289 (Mich. Ct. App. 1974). “While the lines at issue were located 23 feet, 5 inches above, the ground, and thus were insulated by air space as far as one staying on the ground was concerned, MCLA 460.552, 460.554; MSA 22.152, 22.154 and 1954 AC, R 460.”
Dees v. L. F. Largess Co., 136 N.W.2d 715 (Mich. Ct. App. 1965). “However, under the power vested in the Michigan public service commission, CL 1948, §§ 460.552, 460.554 (Stat Ann §§ 22.152, 22.”
Attorney Gen. v. Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 472 N.W.2d 53 (Mich. Ct. App. 1991). “6a; MSA 22.13(6a), which sets forth the procedure by which a utility may obtain a rate increase.”
Attorney Gen. v. Michigan Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 333 N.W.2d 131 (Mich. Ct. App. 1983). “MCL 460.552; MSA 22.152. As a matter of fact, there was such a petition.”
Great Wolf Lodge of Traverse City, LLC v. Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 775 N.W.2d 597 (Mich. Ct. App. 2009). “FORFEITURE (FINE) MCL 460.552 provides: 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…”
Attorney Gen. v. Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 141 Mich. App. 505 (Mich. Ct. App. 1984). “560(185). We have elsewhere upheld the Other O & M Indexing System.”
In Re Retail Wheeling Tariffs, 575 N.W.2d 808 (Mich. Ct. App. 1998). “Section 2 of Act 106, MCL 460.552; MSA 22.152, gives the PSC “control and supervision of the business of transmitting and supplying electricity .”
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