The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) today said it is seeking public comments on recommendations for power quality rules and proposals for data gathering methods.

Public Act 286 provides that the MPSC implement performance standards for generation facilities and for distribution facilities to protect end-use customers from power quality disturbances.  Section 10p(10) sets out details about the intended effect of the authorized rules, and Section 10p(12) requires the MPSC to "establish a method for gathering data from the industrial customer class to assist in monitoring power quality and reliability standards related to service characteristics of the industrial class."

Comments may be e-mailed to mpscedockets@michigan.gov .  Written comments should be mailed to the Executive Secretary, Michigan Public Service Commission, P.O. Box 30221, Lansing, MI 48909.  All comments should reference Case No. U-15901 and must be received by 5 p.m. on January 23, 2009.  All information submitted to the Commission in this matter will become public information, available on the Commission's Web site, and subject to disclosure.

All recommendations for power quality rules or proposals for data gathering methods should be consistent with the provisions of the Act.

The MPSC is an agency within the Department of Labor & Economic Growth.

Case No. U-15901