Residential Ratepayer Consortium v. Public Service Commission

Appellants in these three cases appeal as of right from the December 19, 1997, order of the Michigan Public Service Commission in which the PSC approved Consumers Energy Company’s application for a voluntary three-year experimental pilot program. We affirm.

The Expanded Gas Customer Choice (egcc) program approved by the psc allowed Consumers to expand its gas transportation program, suspended Consumers’ gas cost recovery (GCR) clause, froze Consumers’ rates at the then current level, and implemented a revenue sharing program that provides customers with a refund if Consumers’ earnings exceed a…