Michigan PSC Approves Reservation Charge For Choice Customers At DTE, Supply Rates

The Michigan PSC has approved several supply rates and components

The Commission also approved DTE Gas Co.’s gas cost recovery plan for the year ending March 31 (Case No. U-18412). DTE Gas will be allowed to implement a GCR factor of $2.86 per thousand cubic feet (Mcf), a pipeline reservation charge of 31 cents per Mcf for GCR customers and 20 cents per Mcf for choice customers.

The PSC also approved DTE Electric Co.’s power supply cost recovery (PSCR) plan application for 2018 electric (Case No. U-18403). DTE Electric will implement an adjusted 2018 maximum monthly PSCR factor of negative 0.87 mills per kilowatt-hour following a projected 2017 over recovery of $6.9 million.

Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp. was approved to implement a base gas cost recovery factor of up to $0.35796 per 100,000 Btu for the 12-month period ending Oct. 31 (Case No. U-20247). Other charges approved per 100,000 Btu: Transportation charges of $0.72516 per month for annual peak day backup, $0.83931 per month for seasonal peak say backup, and annual supply backup of $0.25988 from November 2018 through October 2019.