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MPSC approves consent agenda and multiple orders, including pipeline and special contracts
Summary
The Michigan Public Service Commission unanimously approved the agenda, minutes, the consent agenda and a string of individual orders—among them an extension for a DOE settlement payment, approvals involving DTE Electric contracts with Ford and Detroit, waivers and a certificate for the Bell River pipeline—each order was approved by unanimous vote as presented.
The Michigan Public Service Commission voted unanimously Dec. 19 to approve the meeting agenda, the Nov. 21 minutes, the consent agenda and a series of individual orders across communications, electric and pipeline dockets.
Staff attorney Blair Renfro introduced the consent agenda, which included nine communications matters and one electric matter; the commission approved the consent items without dissent.
The commission then moved through multiple individual docket orders. Among the approvals were:
- Case U-116901: An order granting Northern States Power Company's request for an extension on the 15th settlement payment from the U.S. Department of Energy.
- Case U-20632: An order accepting the Sept. 30, 2022 natural gas curtailment procedures workgroup status report, adopting recommendations and requiring staff to file an updated status report no later than July 31, 2025; commissioners emphasized the role of this work in emergency preparedness.
- Case U-21285: Ex parte approval of an amended and restated contract between DTE Electric Company and Ford Motor Company.
- Case U-21785: Approval of an application by Simco Pipeline Company for a certificate of public convenience and necessity to construct and operate the Bell River pipeline in St. Clair County; the order also makes the commission's required environmental findings.
The chair noted that most motions were uncontested and that the commission issued a large volume of orders during 2024. Each of the items moved was approved by a unanimous recorded vote.
