The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) declared that residents who have experienced extended power outages would henceforth get a $40 daily credit.
According to a press statement from the commission, if clients reach the threshold, the credit is automatically transferred to their accounts. When 10% or more of its customers are without electricity, or when catastrophic conditions occur, it goes into effect after 96 hours.
Moreover, the credit is credited to the accounts after 48 hours “during gray sky conditions affecting between 1% and 10% of a utility’s customers and after 16 hours during normal conditions.”
“We understand that the outage credit won’t cover everything lost when the power goes out, but the credit will help customers while encouraging utilities to do all they can to restore service quickly,” MPSC Chair Dan Scripps stated. “The credits are one tool the MPSC is using to encourage utilities to improve the power grid to better withstand increasingly frequent extreme weather and restore power as rapidly as possible after outages.”
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The spike follows a power outage that hundreds of thousands of Michiganders went through recently in Metro Detroit as a result of strong storms.
On August 27, more than 200,000 DTE customers lost power, resulting in downed power lines and storm damage.
According to MSPC, consumers were qualified for a one-time $25 credit before 2023. After that, the credit was raised to $35, and in September 2023, the commission boosted it once more to $38. Every year, MSPC is obliged to modify credit.
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