Mich. Admin. Code R. 460.744 - Customer accommodation for failure to restore service after sustained interruption due to gray sky and catastrophic conditions

Rule 44.

(1) Unless an electric utility or cooperative requests a waiver pursuant to part 5 of these rules, an electric utility or cooperative that fails to restore service to a customer within 96 hours after the start of a sustained interruption that occurred during the course of catastrophic conditions shall provide any affected customer with a bill credit on the customer's bill within 90 days. The amount of the credit provided to a residential customer is the greater of a rate of $35.00 for each sustained interruption over 96 hours, plus an additional $35.00 for each day thereafter or the customer's monthly customer charge. The amount of the credit provided to any other distribution customer is the customer's minimum bill prorated on a daily basis. The rate of $35.00 is subject to an annual adjustment pursuant to subrule (3) of this rule.

(2) Unless an electric utility or cooperative requests a waiver pursuant to part 5 of these rules, an electric utility or cooperative that fails to restore service to a customer within 48 hours after the start of a sustained interruption that occurred during the course of gray sky conditions shall provide any affected customer with a bill credit on the customer's bill within 90 days. The amount of the credit provided to a residential customer is the greater of a rate of $35.00 for each sustained interruption over 48 hours, plus an additional $35.00 for each day thereafter or the customer's monthly customer charge. The amount of the credit provided to any other distribution customer is the customer's minimum bill prorated on a daily basis. The rate of $35.00 is subject to an annual adjustment pursuant to subrule (3) of this rule.

(3) No sooner than September 1, 2022, and by October 1 every year after, the commission shall issue an order adjusting the prevailing customer accommodation rate. The commission shall adjust the customer accommodation rate by multiplying the rate by the difference between the Consumer Price Index for the month of October immediately preceding the commission's order implementing the inflation adjustment, and the Consumer Price Index for the previous October. The commission shall round up each adjustment made under this subsection to the nearest $1.00.

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Mich. Admin. Code R. 460.744

2004 AACS.; 2023 MR 7, Eff. 4/10/2023