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SENATE BILL NO. 1020
A bill to amend 1939 PA 3, entitled
"An act to provide for the regulation and control of public and
certain private utilities and other services affected with a public
interest within this state; to provide for alternative energy
suppliers and certain providers of electric vehicle charging
services; to provide for licensing; to include municipally owned
utilities and other providers of energy under certain provisions of
this act; to create a public service commission and to prescribe
and define its powers and duties; to abolish the Michigan public
utilities commission and to confer the powers and duties vested by
law on the public service commission; to provide for the powers and
duties of certain state governmental officers and entities; to
provide for the continuance, transfer, and completion of certain
matters and proceedings; to abolish automatic adjustment clauses;
June 04, 2026, Introduced by Senators RUNESTAD and JOHNSON and referred to Committee
on Government Operations.
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to prohibit certain rate increases without notice and hearing; to
qualify residential energy conservation programs permitted under
state law for certain federal exemption; to create a fund; to
encourage the utilization of resource recovery facilities; to
prohibit certain acts and practices of providers of energy; to
allow for the securitization of stranded costs; to reduce rates; to
provide for appeals; to provide appropriations; to declare the
effect and purpose of this act; to prescribe remedies and
penalties; and to repeal acts and parts of acts,"
(MCL 460.1 to 460.11) by adding section 10ii.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 10ii. (1) Beginning on the effective date of the 1
amendatory act that added this section and until April 1, 2027, the 2
commission shall not approve any contract, tariff, discount, or 3
rate between an electric utility and a qualified data center. 4
(2) As used in this section, "data center" means a facility in 5
this state that is composed of 1 or more buildings and that is 6
designed and intended for housing, and does house, data center 7
equipment to centralize the storage and processing of data. 8