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March 10, 2022
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The Michigan Public Service Commission announced today that it will hold an online public forum April 6 to give customers of Indiana Michigan Power Co. the opportunity to comment on the utility’s integrated resource plan, the utility’s long-range strategy for meeting residential and business customer needs.
MPSC Chair Dan Scripps said it’s important for the Commission to gather input from residents and business owners who rely on Indiana Michigan Power, or I&M, for their electricity needs. I&M serves about 130,000 residential and business customers in southwest Michigan.
“This hearing will give customers of Indiana Michigan Power a chance to share with the Commission their thoughts and concerns about the utility’s long-term energy plans,” Scripps said.
Chair Scripps and Commissioners Tremaine Phillips and Katherine Peretick also will attend the hearing, at which MPSC Staff will provide an overview of the integrated resource planning (IRP) process and highlights of I&M’s proposal, filed Feb. 28 in Case No. U-21189 and pending before the Commission. The hearing will be held by videoconference using Microsoft Teams.
Utility-developed IRPs are required under the state’s 2016 energy laws. IRPs map out how utilities plan to provide service over the next 20 years, with specific requirements for reporting 5-, 10- and 15-year projections.
Event details:
What: I&M community information session
When: 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, April 6, 2022.
Where: By video/teleconferencing
Participation: The hearing is open to the public, and any interested person may participate by using the Microsoft Teams hearing link, or by calling 248-509-0316 and entering the conference ID, 217 823 452# when prompted. Preregistration is requested.
Who: Michigan Public Service Commission members and Staff.
People who have mobility, visual, hearing, or other disabilities should contact the MPSC's Executive Secretary at 517-284-8090 in advance of the forum to request assistance.
Comments by attendees will become part of the public record, and a transcript of the hearing will be filed in the case docket. Written and electronic comments may be submitted to the Commission by email at mpscedockets@michigan.gov or mailed to Executive Secretary, Michigan Public Service Commission, 7109 W. Saginaw Hwy., Lansing, MI, 48917. All comments should reference Case No. U-21189. A transcript of the public hearing will be filed in the case docket.
Background information about integrated resource planning is available in an MPSC issue brief. More detailed information about the I&M IRP hearing is available in the MPSC’s public notice.
For information about the MPSC, visit www.michigan.gov/mpsc, sign up for its monthly newsletter or other listservs, or follow the Commission on Twitter or LinkedIn.
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