Michigan utility customers who put surplus electricity they
generate back onto the power grid will be paid a lower, avoided-cost rate after
June 1.
The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) issued an
order Wednesday replacing the state’s net metering policy with an avoided-cost
tariff based on how much utilities would pay to build the same amount of
generation themselves.
Liesl Eichler Clark, president of the Michigan Energy
Innovation Business Council, said the decision will create uncertainty for
customers and installers.
