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Michigan PSC approves slate of orders, invites comments on extreme-weather disconnection policies
Summary
At its March 12 meeting the Michigan Public Service Commission unanimously approved a series of orders — including dockets for Michigan 211, Bayfield Electric Cooperative, DTE securitization, federal funding tracking, and utility reconciliations — and invited public comment on extreme-weather disconnection rules under R 460.134.
The Michigan Public Service Commission on March 12 approved a series of orders by unanimous voice vote and opened a docket requesting additional public input on utilities' extreme-weather disconnection practices.
Chair Dan Scripps called the meeting to order at 10:07 a.m. in Lansing and said the meeting would be available remotely. Commissioners approved the meeting agenda and the minutes from the Feb. 19, 2026 meeting before taking up a consent agenda and a sequence of case orders.
The commission granted Michigan 211’s petition to amend its annual audit filing deadline (U-14725). It found Bayfield Electric Cooperative’s amended renewable energy plan compliant with Public Act 295 of 2008 (U-15814) and accepted DTE Electric Company’s fourth annual true-up report and authorized tariffs reflecting securitization charges (U-21015).
The commission also continued a reporting docket to track funding opportunities under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (U-21227), approved DTE’s reconciliation of 2023 power-supply costs and revenues (U-21260), and approved a settlement resolving all issues in Consumers Energy’s distribution-investment-recovery reconciliation (U-21918). In each case a motion was moved, seconded, and adopted by unanimous voice vote.
Commissioner Peritic described the IJA tracking docket as a continued mechanism to ensure utilities “are actively exploring” federal opportunities to modernize the grid, stressing that when federal dollars are available they can help reduce costs for ratepayers. Commissioner Peritic also framed an order on extreme-weather disconnection policies as responsive to increasing hot- and cold-weather events and urged clearer temperature triggers and greater consistency across utilities.
Several of the approved items were presented by staff attorney Shannon Womba, who said the consent matters had been vetted by technical and legal staff and were ready for approval.
The meeting included a public comment segment in which a remote speaker urged the commission to initiate a contested-case hearing on DTE contracts; the commission did not act on that request during the meeting but noted channels for written comment and docket submissions.
The commission adjourned after brief announcements, including publication of its 2025 annual report and recognition of Women's History Month. The next regular meeting is scheduled for March 27, 2026 at 11:00 a.m.
