Michigan Public Service Commission

Rule Changes

Approved 4.3% gas rate hike

Michigan regulators approved a 4.3% natural gas rate increase for Consumers Energy customers on October 15. The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) cut the utility's request by 42%, after Attorney General Dana Nessel had urged a 61% reduction.

Updated 7 days ago

Rule Changes

Approving authority in Case U-22058

Michigan regulators approved a 20-year power contract between DTE Electric and Google for a 1-gigawatt data center, a load about the size of a large power plant. The October 1 decision clears the largest regulatory hurdle for Project Cannoli, a planned 1.5-million-square-foot campus in Van Buren Township near Interstate 94.

Updated Oct 4

Rule Changes

Reviews DTE rate requests and reliability standards

Detroit's city council voted to explore alternatives to DTE Energy, the utility that has supplied the city's electricity for over a century. The vote follows years of complaints about storm response, outages, and a proposed rate hike that would add about $11 to the average monthly bill.

Updated Sep 9

Built World

Reviewing Consumers Energy's rate request

Construction crews started September 1 on Cherry Street in Grand Rapids, replacing underground duct banks that carry power to Trinity Health hospital and nearby businesses. The three-phase project closes busy intersections and reroutes traffic into early November.

Updated Sep 4

Rule Changes

Implementing PA 233 siting authority; reviewing five project applications

For decades, Michigan townships controlled solar and wind siting until November 2023, when Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed Public Act 233, empowering the Michigan Public Service Commission to override stricter local zoning rules. Nearly two years in, the law is operational with five projects under review, locals filing lawsuits, and counties like Huron rewriting ordinances to keep their seat at the table.

Updated May 29