Consumers Energy Co. v. Public Service Commission No. 2

i

Consumers Energy Company (Consumers) appeals from the Michigan Public Service Commission’s order that approved the 1999 implementation expenses incurred by Consumers to establish a retail open access (ROA) program, but which deferred recovery and held that these implementation expenses could be adjusted upon further review. We remand for further proceedings.1

ii

Under the ROA program, retail customers of electric utilities can choose to purchase electricity from suppliers other than Consumers. However, the electricity generated by these alternative suppliers would be transmitted to the…