Consumers Energy Co. v. Public Service Commission

Consumers Energy Company appeals as of right an opinion and order of the Public Service Commission regarding Consumers’ application for determination of its net stranded costs for 2000 and 2001. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand for further proceedings.

I. BACKGROUND

This appeal involves two aspects of the PSC’s decisions. First, Consumers challenges the PSC’s conclusion that certain costs claimed for compliance with the federal Clean Air Act were statutorily required to be accrued and deferred for recovery rather than recovered as part of a recovery of net stranded costs for 2000…