Consumers Energy, DTE Win in Michigan High Court Power Ruling

Michigan regulators have the authority to mandate energy suppliers purchase power from in-state generation companies, the state’s highest court ruled in a decision benefiting Michigan utilities DTE Energy Co. and Consumers Energy Co. at the cost of large energy users such as U.S. Steel, General Motors Co. and the Dow Chemical Co.

The Michigan Public Service Commission can impose a “local clearing requirement,” a regulatory order that suppliers of energy in Michigan must purchase a percentage of their power from local energy producers, ...