MEMBERS:
SEN. KRISTEN MCDONALD RIVET, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. SAM SINGH
SEN. ROSEMARY BAYER
SEN. SUE SHINK
SEN. KEVIN HERTEL
SEN. DARRIN CAMILLERI
SEN. STEPHANIE CHANG
SEN. DAYNA POLEHANKI
SEN. DAN LAUWERS, MINORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. JOHN DAMOOSE
SEN. RICK OUTMAN
SEN. ROGER HAUCK
SEN. JOSEPH BELLINO
THE SENATE
COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND
ENVIRONMENT
SENATOR SEAN MCCANN
CHAIR
7100 BINSFELD OFFICE BUILDING
P.O. BOX 30036
LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536
PHONE: (517) 373-5100
FAX: (517) 373-5115
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
March 23, 2023
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Energy and Environment was scheduled for Thursday, March 23, 2023,
at 8:30 a.m., in the 403 Room of the Capitol Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Presentations regarding the Recent Storm-Related Power Outages in Michigan.
The Chair called the meeting to order at 8:32 a.m. He instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the
following members were present: Chair McCann, Sen.(s) McDonald Rivet, Singh, Bayer, Shink, Hertel,
Camilleri, Chang, Polehanki, Lauwers, Damoose, Outman, Hauck, and Bellino, a quorum was present.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. McDonald Rivet to adopt the meeting minutes from March 16, 2023.
Without objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chair gave introductory remarks.
The Chair invited Dan Scripps, Chairman of the Michigan Public Service Commission, to give a presentation
regarding the ice storm-related power outages.
The Chair invited Trevor Laurer, President of DTE Electric, to give a presentation regarding the ice storm-
related power outages.
The Chair invited Tonya Berry, Senior Vice President of Transformation and Engineering, and Chris Laird, Vice
President of Electric Operations, for Consumers Energy, to give a presentation regarding the ice storm-related
power outages.
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 9:53 a.m.
Date Adopted by Committee: April 13, 2023
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