TRANSMISSION OF ELECTRICITY
Act 106 of 1909
460.556 Public utility commission; discretionary powers; annual report of utilities; audit, expense.
Sec. 6.
The commission shall have power in its discretion to order electric current for distribution to be delivered at a suitable primary voltage, to any city, village or township through which a transmission line or lines may pass; to order service to be rendered by any such electric utility in any case in which it will be reasonable for such service to be ordered; prescribe uniform methods of keeping accounts to be observed by all persons, firms or corporations engaged in such business of transmitting and supplying electricity, and to keep informed as to the methods employed by all electric utilities in the transaction of their business; and to see that their property is maintained and operated for the security and accommodation of the public and in compliance with the provisions of law. It shall have power to require of such persons, firms or corporations annually a verified report upon such form and giving such information as will enable the commission to better discharge the duties imposed upon it hereby; and shall also have power to require from all electric utilities in the state such information as the commission may need at any time in connection with the performance of the duties imposed upon it by this act. Said commission shall also have power, in connection with any rate or service hearing or investigation, to make such audit and analysis of the books and records of the utility, and such inventory and appraisal of its property as may be necessary in connection with the duties imposed upon the commission by this act; and in any such case the commission shall keep a record of all expenses incurred by it in connection with its investigation of the affairs and property of the said utility and during the progress or at the conclusion of its work, shall state the amount thereof in writing to the said utility and said utility shall pay into the treasury of the state the amount of such expense at such times and in such manner as the commission may by order require. Said moneys when so paid into the state treasury shall go to the credit of the Michigan public utilities commission, and are hereby appropriated to the payment of its expenses.
History: 1909, Act 106, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909 ;-- CL 1915, 4847 ;-- Am. 1921, Act 274, Eff. Aug. 18, 1921 ;-- CL 1929, 11098 ;-- CL 1948, 460.556
Notes of Decisions
Consumers Power Co. v. Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 596 N.W.2d 126 (Mich. 1999).
· cites it 14× “[MCL 460.556; MSA 22.156.] After investigation and hearing, the commission may by order fix the price of electricity to be charged by the electric utility within lawful limits.”
Midland Cogeneration Venture Ltd. P'ship v. Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 501 N.W.2d 573 (Mich. Ct. App. 1993).
· cites it 2× “" However, under the PURPA, qualifying cogeneration facilities such as MCV are generally exempt from the rate, financial, or organizational regulations imposed upon electric utilities by state regulators.”
Attorney Gen. v. Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 686 N.W.2d 804 (Mich. Ct. App. 2004).
“MCL 460.556 provides the PSC with the power to prescribe uniform methods of keeping accounts for electric utilities.”
Detroit Edison Co. v. Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 562 N.W.2d 224 (Mich. Ct. App. 1997).
“For ratemaking purposes the expenses under SFAS 106 did not have to be recognized in 1993. Given the circumstances, which included a change in accounting rules that had to be implemented over time, permitting Detroit Edison to *376 begin amortizing the expenses in 1994 was not…”
In Re Detroit Edison Co. Application, 740 N.W.2d 685 (Mich. Ct. App. 2007).
“Edison argues that the PSC’s November 23, 2004, order is unlawful and unreasonable because the PSC failed to reduce Edison’s short-term debt or increase its working capital so that Edison’s base rate, i.”
Bldg. Owners & Managers Ass'n v. Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 346 N.W.2d 581 (Mich. Ct. App. 1984).
“The statute involved in that case was MCL 460.556; MSA 22.156, granting the commission the "power, in connection with any rate or service hearing or investigation, to make such audit” as it deemed necessary.”
Detroit Edison Co. v. Corp. & Sec. Comm'n, 116 N.W.2d 194 (Mich. 1962).
“” (Quotation from CL 1948, § 460.556 [Stat Ann § 22.156].) The precise as well as exclusive extent to which these powers have been exercised fully appear upon examination of the “Uniform system of ac *109 counts for electric utilities,” which system the public service commission…”
City of Ishpeming v. Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 121 N.W.2d 462 (Mich. 1963).
“The company filed reports of operations for the year 1959 with the commission, which reports complied with the provisions of PA 1909, No 106, § 6, as amended (CL 1948, § 460.556 [Stat Ann § 22.156]), authorizing the commission to require electric utilities to file “a verified…”
In Re Retail Wheeling Tariffs, 575 N.W.2d 808 (Mich. Ct. App. 1998).
“Section 6 of Act 106, MCL 460.556; MSA 22.156, allows the PSC to order service to be rendered in any case in which such an order is reasonable.”
in Re Application of Dte Elec. Co. to Increase Rates (Mich. Ct. App. 2018).
“RETROACTIVE RATEMAKING Residential argues that the MPSC, relying on its earlier decision in Case No. U-17767, erred when the MPSC rejected Residential’s claim that DTE should not be permitted to recover expenses arising from income taxes incurred in 2012 because it constitutes…”
Attorney Gen. v. PSC, 686 N.W.2d 804 (Mich. Ct. App. 2004).
“MCL 460.556 provides the PSC with the power to prescribe uniform methods of keeping accounts for electric utilities.”
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