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2004:			December - November - October - September - August - July - June - May - April - March - February - January
	December
		• 22 -	MPSC Approves Settlement Agreement Authorizing Edison Sault Electric Company to Recover $323,599 in Power Supply Costs for 2003, U-13563-R
		• 21 -	December 22, 2004 Special Commission Meeting Agenda
		• 21 -	MPSC: Homeless Shelters Receive Assistance with Utility Bills
		• 21 -	MPSC Amends Talk America Inc.'s License, Grants XO Communications Services, Inc. a Temporary License to Provide Basic Local Exchange Service, U-14311 and U-14376
		• 21 -	MPSC Approves Settlement Agreement Authorizing Wisconsin Public Service Corporation to Incorporate a Uniform Gas Cost Recovery Factor into its Rates, U-14190
		• 21 -	MPSC Approves Settlement Agreement Allowing Mich Con and its Pipeline and Gathering Affiliates to Convert from a Thousand Cubic Feet Basis to Million British Thermal Unit Basis, U-14106
		• 21 -	MPSC Issues Order Seeking Comments on Net Metering Program Consensus Agreement, U-14346
		• 21 -	MPSC Appoints 2005 Motor Carrier Advisory Board Members
		• 21 -	MPSC Grants DTE Oil & Gas and Samson Resource Company Authority to Construct and Operate Pipelines, U-14348 and U-14363
		• 21 -	December 21, 2004 Commission Meeting Agenda
		• 14 -	MPSC Reminds Michigan Utility Customers to "Be WinterWise" and Highlights Financial Assistance Programs Available to Low-Income Customers
		• 14 -	MPSC Issues Request for Proposals for Expedited Low-Income Energy Assistance Grants
		• 02 -	MPSC Approves Verizon North Inc. and Verizon North Systems Rate Increases for Business and Residential Basic Local Exchange Service, U-14281
		• 02 -	MPSC Grants Broadwing Communications LLC and Allband Communications Cooperative Licenses to Provide Basic Local Exchange Services, U-14294 and U-14200
		• 02 -	MPSC Approves Settlement Agreement Granting Consumers Energy Authority to Construct and Operate the West Oakland Pipeline, U-14032
		• 02 -	MPSC Approves Settlement Agreements Authorizing Power Supply Cost Recovery Refunds and Collection of Under-Collections for Five Electric Cooperatives, U-13113-R and U-13558-R
	November
		• 23 -	MPSC Grants $87,382,000 in Additional Rate Relief to Detroit Edison Company, Establishes Permanent Low Income and Energy Efficiency Fund, U-13808
		• 23 -	MPSC Authorizes Consumers Energy Company to Collect $63,214,364 in Stranded Costs for 2002 and 2003, U-13720 and U-14098
		• 23 -	MPSC Grants Acceris Communications Corp. a License to Provide Basic Local Exchange Service, U-14154
		• 23 -	MPSC Suspends Effective Date of Michigan Movers Association Requested Rate Increase, Sets Pre-Hearing Date, T-1660
		• 09 -	MPSC Grants Broadwing Communications, LLC a Temporary License, Temporarily Amends Talk America Inc.'s License to Provide Basic Local Exchange Service, U-14294 and U-14311
		• 09 -	MPSC Grants Hudson Pipeline & Processing Co., LLC and Samson Resource Company Authority to Construct and Operate Pipelines, U-14298 and U-14307
		• 09 -	MPSC Seeks Comments on SBC Michigan's Proposal to Classify Residential and Business Local Exchange Services as Competitive, U-14323 and U-14324
	October
		• 22 -	MPSC Approves $8 million in Low-income Energy Efficiency Grants, U-13129
		• 20 -	MPSC Releases its Michigan Energy Appraisal for Winter 2004-2005
		• 14 -	MPSC Chair J. Peter Lark Announces Consensus on Michigan Net Metering Program at Alternative Energy Technology Conference in Traverse City
		• 14 -	MPSC Issues Order Starting Investigation into Michigan's Future Electric Capacity Requirements, U-14231
		• 14 -	MPSC Grants Authority to Jordan Development Company and Consumers Energy Company to Construct and Operate Pipelines, U-14258 and U-14276
		• 14 -	MPSC Grants Alternative Gas Supplier License to Lakeshore Energy Services, LLC, U-14286
		• 14 -	MPSC Issues Request for Pre-Proposals to Promote Energy Efficiency, U-13129
		• 14 -	MPSC Grants CBeyond Communications LLC License to Provide Basic Local Exchange Service, U-14165
		• 14 -	MPSC Authorizes Consumers Energy to Increase its Annual Gas Revenues by $58,124,000, U-13730
		• 14 -	MPSC Approves $20 Million Low Income and Energy Efficiency Fund Grants, U-13129
		• 08 -	MPSC Seeks Comments on Consumers Energy's Renewable Resource Plan
		• 04 -	MPSC Approves Pigeon Telephone Company's Plan to Expand Local Calling for Four Exchanges, U-14195
		• 04 -	MPSC Transmits Summary of Triennial Review Order Docket, Batch Hot Cut Process to Federal Communications Commission, U-13796 and U-13891
		• 04 -	MPSC Grants Peninsular Gas Company's Request to Reopen its 2004 Gas Cost Recovery Plan, U-13901
		• 04 -	Michigan Renewable Energy Program to Host Open Forum in Traverse City
	September
		• 24 -	Deadline to Apply for Michigan Home Heating Credit Approaches, Says MPSC
		• 22 -	MPSC Issues Request for Proposals for Low-Income Energy Efficiency Grants
		• 21 -	MPSC Fines Consumers for Code of Conduct Violation, U-13830
		• 21 -	MPSC Approves Wholesale Costs For SBC, U-13531
		• 21 -	MPSC Denies The Detroit Edison Company's Application to Defer Extraordinary Expenses, U-13935
		• 21 -	MPSC Approves Partial and Immediate Rate Relief Increase of $35,311,000 for Michigan Consolidated Gas Company, U-13898 and U-13899
		• 21 -	MPSC Grants Alternative Gas Supplier License to Peoples Energy Services Corporation, U-14217
		• 21 -	MPSC Approves, with Modification, Special Contract between Great Lakes Energy Cooperative and Lexamar Corporation, U-14141
		• 20 -	Michigan Renewable Energy Program Open Forum Meeting
		• 08 -	MPSC Now a wireless-fidelity (Wi-Fi) Hot Spot
		• 07 -	MPSC Chair J. Peter Lark to Address National Rural Electric Cooperative Association in Dearborn
		• 07 -	MPSC Approves Expanded Local Calling for CenturyTel of Upper Michigan, CenturyTel of Northern Michigan, CenturyTel of Michigan and CenturyTel Midwest-Michigan, U-14157, U-14158, U-14159, and U-14160
	August
		• 31 -	MPSC approves partial and interim settlement agreement for Upper Peninsula Power Company, U-13553-R
		• 31 -	MPSC Approves, with Conditions, First Call for Help of Jackson County as 2-1-1 Community Answering Point for Jackson County, U-14161
		• 31 -	MPSC Grants Nordic Marketing of Michigan, L.L.C. a License as an Alternative Electric Supplier, U-14168
		• 31 -	MPSC Issues Request for Proposals for Low-Income Energy Assistance Grants
		• 10 -	MPSC Grants Jordan Development Company, L.L.C. Authority to Construct and Operate Pipeline, U-14199
		• 10 -	MPSC Approves Recovery of $20.2 Million in Enhanced Security Costs for Consumers Energy Company, U-14126
		• 03 -	MPSC Approves Interconnection Agreement Between SBC Communications, Inc. and Sage Telecom, Inc., Subject to Conditions, U-13513 and U-14121
		• 03 -	MPSC Schedules Consumer Forums Around the State in September
	July
		• 23 -	MPSC Chair Addresses Electric Power Conference in Mt. Pleasant
		• 22 -	MPSC Grants Two Licenses to Provide Basic Local Exchange Service, U-14134 and U-14119
		• 22 -	MPSC Approves Consumers Energy's Special Contracts with Seven Health Systems, U-14144
		• 22 -	MPSC Grants Authority to W.C. Pipeline Co., Don Yohe Enterprises, and Merit Pipeline Company to Construct and Operate Pipelines, U-14076, U-14163, and U-14156
		• 22 -	MPSC Rejects Cherryland Electric Cooperative's Large Resort Service Tariff for Great Wolf Lodge, Approves Rate Temporarily, Levies $10,000 Fine, U-13716
	June
		• 29 -	MPSC Authorizes Detroit Edison, Consumers Energy to Recover Retail Open Access Implementation Costs
		• 29 -	MPSC Transmits Triennial Review Order Docket to Federal Communications Commission, Approves Temporary Batch Cut Migration Process
		• 29 -	MPSC Grants Alternative Gas Supplier License to Shell Energy Services Company
		• 29 -	MPSC Grants One License to Provide Basic Local Exchange Service, Amends Two Licenses, and Approves Expanded Calling for One Company
		• 04 -	MPSC Chair Highlights Increasing Use of Renewable Energy in Meeting Michigan's Energy Demands
		• 03 -	MPSC Authorizes MCImetro Access Transmission Services LCC to Increase Monthly Basic Local Exchange Rates for Customers of Certain Residential Calling Plans
		• 03 -	MPSC Grants Detroit Edison Limited Authority to Purchase Electric Energy from Affiliates This Summer
		• 03 -	MPSC Grants Request for Rehearing, Directs Detroit Edison to Make Refunds to Certain Choice Customers
		• 03 -	MPSC Approves Gas Cost Recovery Plan and Factor for Michigan Con
		• 03 -	MPSC Grants Two Licenses to Provide Basic Local Exchange Service, Two Temporary Licenses
		• 03 -	MPSC to Hold Public Hearing in Springfield Township on Oakland County Pipeline Case
		• 03 -	MPSC Finds Detroit Edison's 2004 Summer Capacity Plan Deficient, Directs Company to Use a Higher Standard
		• 03 -	MPSC Grants Hilden Oil Company Authority to Construct and Operate Pipeline
	May
		• 27 -	MPSC Releases Report on Status of Telecommunication Competition in Michigan
		• 25 -	MPSC Releases Summer Energy Appraisal
		• 18 -	MPSC Orders Refund to Michigan Consolidated Gas Company's Sales and Transportation Customers
		• 18 -	MPSC Directs Consumers Energy to Fund Renewable Energy Resource Program, Directs Staff to Develop a Net Metering Program for Implementation in Michigan
		• 18 -	MPSC Approves Settlement Agreement in Consumers Energy Gas Cost Recovery Reconciliation Case, Orders Refund to Consumers Energy Gas Cost Recovery Rate T-1 and T-2 Customers
		• 18 -	MPSC Grants Spectrotel Inc. a License to Provide Basic Local Exchange Service
		• 18 -	MPSC Grants Bluewater Gas Storage, LLC Authority to Construct and Operate Pipelines
		• 13 -	MPSC Chair J. Peter Lark Highlights Electric Reliability Improvements in Michigan Since Blackout, Remains Concerned about Vulnerability to Future Outages
		• 05 -	Devon Named Director of MPSC's Regulated Energy Division
		• 05 -	MPSC Commissioner Nelson Nominated to Serve on FCC's Universal Service Board
	April
		• 28 -	MPSC Orders SBC Communications, Inc. and Sage Telecom, Inc. to File Interconnection Agreement, U-14121
		• 28 -	MPSC Gives Consumers Energy, Detroit Edison Until May 7 to Make Filings on Handling of Retail Open Access Implementation Costs, U-12358 and U-12892
		• 20 -	MPSC Orders SBC Michigan to Continue Intrastate IntraLATA Toll Service to Hiawatha Communications Exchanges until MPSC Issues Final Order in Case, U-14021, U-14099, U-14100
		• 20 -	MPSC Finds Michigan Consolidated Gas Company in Violation of Estimated Billing Rule in Complaint Filed by Detroit Resident, U-13894
		• 20 -	MPSC Grants Temporary License to Affordable Voice Communications Inc. to Provide Basic Local Exchange Service, U-14047
		• 12 -	MPSC Chair J. Peter Lark Announces MPSC Reorganization
		• 05 -	MPSC Issues Order Expanding Requirement of Electric Assessments to Include All Remaining Electric Utilities in Michigan, U-14087
		• 05 -	MPSC Requires Electric Companies to Review and Make Any Necessary Changes to Avoid Power Disruptions, U-13859
		• 01 -	MPSC Sets Schedule in Proposed West Oakland County Pipeline Case, U-14032
	March
		• 30 -	MPSC Chair Lark Highlights State of Upper Peninsula's Electric Power Supply
		• 29 -	MPSC to Hold Public Hearing on Decline in Low-Income Heating Energy Assistance Program Funds, U-14071
		• 29 -	MPSC Grants Alternative Gas Supplier Licenses to MidAmerican Energy Company, MxEnergy Inc. and Interstate Gas Supply Inc., U-14055, U-14066 and U-14075
		• 29 -	MPSC Grants MidAmerican Energy Company a License as an Alternative Electric Supplier, U-13928
		• 24 -	MPSC Chair Addresses Status of Electric Choice in Michigan at Michigan Municipal League Conference
		• 16 -	MPSC Starts Investigation into Voice over Internet Protocol Issues in Michigan, U-14073
		• 16 -	MPSC Grants Five Licenses to Provide Basic Local Exchange Service, One Temporary License, U-13957, U-13994, U-13961, U-13996, U-14002 and U-14041
		• 16 -	MPSC Grants Alternative Gas Supplier License to ProLiance Energy, LLC, U-14036
		• 16 -	MPSC Issues Order Establishing Process to Refund Excessive Rates Collected from Independent Payphone Providers by SBC and Verizon, U-11756
		• 16 -	MPSC Denies, Grants Certain Waivers from Telecommunications Service Quality Rules, U-13806, U-13815, U-13822, U-13837, U-13842, U-13848, U-13866, and U-13883
		• 16 -	MPSC Starts Investigation into Alleged Violations of Code of Conduct by Detroit Edison, U-12134 and U-14072
		• 15 -	MPSC Issues Order Denying SBC Michigan's Request to Delay Proceeding Dealing with Local Phone Competition, U-13796 and U-13891
		• 03 -	MPSC Supports Appeal of Local Phone Competition Court Ruling
		• 02 -	MPSC Issues Annual Report
	February
		• 20 -	MPSC Approves Settlement Agreement Finding Detroit Edison in Compliance with Market Test in Public Act 141, U-13797
		• 20 -	MPSC Approves True-Up Adjustments to Detroit Edison's Securitization and Tax Charges, U-12478
		• 20 -	MPSC Grants Interim Rate Relief to Detroit Edison, Approves Low Income and Energy Efficiency Fund; Residential Customers to See No Rate Increase, U-13808
		• 12 -	MPSC Approves Expanded Local Calling for Sand Creek Telephone Company, U-13625
		• 12 -	MPSC Grants Licenses to ACCXX Communications LLC, Pacific Centrex Services, Inc. to Provide Basic Local Exchange Service; Amends License of MCImetro Access Transmission Services LLC, U-13940, U-13937, and U-13955
		• 12 -	MPSC Approves an Experimental Renewable Energy Rider for Cloverland Electric Cooperative Customers, U-13949
		• 12 -	MPSC Grants Accent Energy Midwest LLC a License as an Alternative Electric Supplier, U-14012
		• 04 -	Number of Customers Participating in Electric Choice Increases by 70 Percent in 2003, Annual MPSC Report Shows
	January
		• 29 -	MPSC Approves Amended Special Contract between Consumers Energy and State of Michigan, Three Universities, U-13989
		• 29 -	MPSC Adopts Electric Service Quality and Reliability Standards, U-12270
		• 22 -	MPSC Issues Order Requiring 2004 Electric Assessments, U-14005
		• 22 -	MPSC Grants Bluewater Gas Storage, LLC and Jordan Development Company Applications to Construct and Operate Pipelines, U-13896 and U-13965
		• 15 -	MPSC Starts Case to Establish Costs that Local Exchange Providers May Recover Related to Wireless Emergency Service Order, U-14000
		• 15 -	MPSC Approves New Low-Income Credit for Detroit Edison Customers, U-13933
		• 15 -	MPSC Directs Edison to File Report Detailing Securitization Savings, U-12478
		• 05 -	MPSC to Hold Hearing on Consumers Energy Company's Request for a Special Contract to Provide Electric Service to State of Michigan, Three Public Universities, U-13989


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