"LANSING — When an association of energy suppliers sued the Michigan Public Service Commission over its implementation of state electricity law, it hired a former chair of the commission to take the case to court.
- In defending the suit, the three members of the commission teamed up with one of the biggest companies they regulate, Consumers Energy.
- They filed a joint trial brief and even shared lawyers.
Michigan residents endure some of the nation's least reliable electricity service along with some of the highest residential rates.
A Free Press investigation found the state commission charged with preventing that from happening lacks transparency in its decision-making and gets 80% of its funding from DTE Energy and Consumers — the two companies with a near monopoly on providing electricity to Michigan residents...
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