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Water ComparedAppendix AState Telecommunications Electricity Natural Gas[a] [b] [c]Michigan 1991. P.A. 179,303 6/97. PSC order set forth the No legislative activityallowed local exchange framework for electric industry reported.competition.restructuring. The action opens themarket to retail competition, phasing- 2196. PSC requested1992. Law provided in 2.5% of consumers in 1997 and comments from LDCsalternative regulation for 2.5% each year thereafter until2002, concerning theall non-basic services. when all consumers will have open implementation of smallaccess.customer unbundling,1995. Alternative specifically offeringregulation began. 8/97. A consumer group initiated transportation-only service.litigation to see if the PSC can111196. JntraLA T A toll determine if it has the authority to 11196. A utility began acompetition allowed (I+ order retail wheeling; allow stranded two-year experimental pilotgoes to LECs ). Dialing cost recovery. program that will allow itsparity ordered effective.customers to purchase gas10/97. PSC issued six orders that supplies from alternativecontinue the process of introducing providers.competition. In November, partiesasked these orders be reheard. Staff 12196. Utility's two-yearreport, "Electric Restructuring- pilot program for residentialCustomer Focus Issues andand commercial customersRecommendations" discusses to purchase gas fromcustomer protectionalternative supplierrecommendation: supplier and approved.aggregator licensing; rights ofprivacy; low-income protection; and 4197. A utility became theuniversal service. Full recovery of first in state to offer choicestranded costs through exit fees, to residential customers.through 2007.1997. PSC held formal1/98. PSC completed fmal action on proceedings to assess therehearing orders required toappropriateness of allowingintroduce competition into the state's all customers access to theelectric utility market. Phase-in competitive gas market.schedule was adopted allowing 2.5%of two utilities' customers retailaccess as early as 3/98, addinganother 2.5% on 6/98, 1/99,1/00,and110 I and all consumers retail accessby 2002. Bill introduced to provide a3-year phase-in for retail access,stranded cost recovery, and majorcustomer protections.NAWC 117 September 1998