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Former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm, President Joe Biden’s nominee for secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy.
By Eric Freedman
A former top-ranking Michigan official is now overseeing national energy policy again.
This time it’s the Biden administration’s new Secretary of Energy, former Democratic Gov. Jennifer Granholm.
The last time it was former Republican U.S. Sen. Spencer Abraham, President George W. Bush’s Energy secretary from 2001-05.
“Jennifer Granholm and I have been in touch. We had a good discussion about the Department of Energy,” said Abraham, who has a Washington consulting firm that deals with energy issues and is an adviser to a D.C. law firm’s government affairs unit.
The Michigan Public Service Commission today took note of a remarkable year in 2020 as it worked to maintain Michiganders’ access to safe, reliable and affordable energy and telecommunications amid a worldwide pandemic that upended lives and shook the economy.
The COVID-19 pandemic response dominated the MPSC’s work in 2020, as the MPSC Staff transitioned to working remotely to ensure that the agency’s mission of energy and telecommunications regulation continued uninterrupted.
Here’s a top 10 list of the MPSC’s highlights from 2020:
The COVID-19 pandemic
The MPSC staff was among the first state agencies to fully transition to remote working, but the agency didn’t miss a beat in tackling critical issues during the pandemic. The MPSC worked with energy utilities and other State of Michigan agencies to help expand protections and assistance for vulnerable customers. Efforts included ensuring that more than 3,500 disconnected households