Public utilities: rates; disclosure of uses of increased revenue; require to be provided with rate increase requests. Amends sec. 6a of 1939 PA 3 (MCL 460.6a).
Key claim: HB6131 would require public utilities to disclose how they intend to use increased revenue when submitting rate increase requests to regulators.
Abstract
(HB6131 · 103rd Legislature) Public utilities: rates; disclosure of uses of increased revenue; require to be provided with rate increase requests. Amends sec. 6a of 1939 PA 3 (MCL 460.6a). Latest action (2026-06-30): Bill Electronically Reproduced 06/25/2026
Why this matters
Rate cases are the primary venue where utility spending priorities — including clean-energy investments, grid hardening, and shareholder returns — get translated into customer bills. Requiring utilities to itemize the intended uses of requested revenue would give ratepayers, intervenors, and the MPSC a clearer basis to scrutinize whether increases fund promised programs. The proposal is incremental, adding disclosure to an existing process rather than altering ratemaking authority.