{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-460.1078","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 460.1078","heading":"Petition by electric provider to establish alternative energy waste reduction level; petition by natural gas provider to establish alternative energy waste reduction standard; determination.","body":"Sec. 78.\n\n(1) If over a 2-year period an electric provider whose rates are regulated by the commission cannot achieve the energy waste reduction standard in a cost-effective manner, the provider may petition the commission in a contested case hearing under section 73(3) to establish an alternative energy waste reduction level for that provider.\n\n(2) If over a 2-year period a natural gas provider cannot achieve the energy waste reduction standard in a cost-effective manner, the natural gas provider may petition the commission to establish an alternative energy waste reduction standard for that provider.\n\n(3) A petition filed pursuant to subsection (2) shall do all of the following:\n\n(a) Identify the efforts taken by the natural gas provider to meet the energy waste reduction standard.\n\n(b) Explain why the energy waste reduction standard cannot reasonably and cost-effectively be achieved.\n\n(c) Propose a revised energy waste reduction standard to be achieved by the natural gas provider.\n\n(4) If, based on a review of the petition filed under subsection (2), the commission determines that the natural gas provider has been unable to reasonably and cost-effectively achieve the energy waste reduction standard, the commission shall revise the energy waste reduction standard as applied to the natural gas provider to a level that can reasonably and cost-effectively be achieved.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 460","Act Act-295-of-2008"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-460-1078","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"5e8da2fadee5ed6d4034ee32795018eeb06fbcc193d24bc0933adbf56c093171","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-460.1077","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-460.1080"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}