U-21291-0342

Overview

Michigan Power Limited Partnership petitioned for rehearing of the November 7, 2024 order in DTE Gas’s U-21291 rate case, arguing the Commission unlawfully adopted Staff’s disputed transportation service rate design instead of DTE’s proposal, causing excessive increases for Rate XXLT customers.

Key Points

• •Challenges use of MPSC Staff’s transportation class rate design without explicit Commission findings
• •Claims legal error due to lack of findings of fact and conclusions of law on disputed rate design
• •Highlights 26.36% increase for Rate XXLT and 38.73% increase for Exelon versus smaller-customer decreases
• •Notes Staff’s design produces an $8.4 million XXLT increase, about 83% above DTE’s XXLT proposal
• •Asks Commission to rehear the issue and adopt DTE’s transportation service rate design