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Michigan AG: Consider affordability during energy assessment

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer had asked for the assessment in the wake of the frigid temperatures and the disruption in availability of natural gas Jan. 30-31.

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Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel attends an event for Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., in Clawson, Mich., Monday, March 18, 2019. The Michigan attorney general's office has settled a lawsuit by same-sex couples who say their rights have been violated by faith-based adoption agencies that don't want to work with gays and lesbians. Under the settlement announced Friday, March 22, 2019 the state says it will enforce non-discrimination provisions in its foster care and adoption agency contracts. Nessel initiated settlement talks. She says discrimination in foster care and adoption services is "illegal." (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel wants the Public Service Commission to keep ratepayers in mind while assessing the state's energy needs and resources.

Nessel's office says comments she filed last week with the commission express serious concerns about customers' ability to afford utility service and the quality of the service.

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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer had asked for the assessment in the wake of the frigid temperatures and the disruption in availability of natural gas Jan. 30-31. The commission concluded that Michigan's energy supply and delivery systems are adequate but in need of improvements.

Nessel urges that the commission consider affordability in all recommendations and to not preordain particular outcomes without the appropriate review and examination by interested parties.

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