Section R. 460.751 - Waivers and exceptions by electric utilitiesRule 51.
(1) An electric utility or cooperative may petition the commission for a permanent or temporary waiver or exception from these rules when specific circumstances beyond the control of the electric utility or cooperative render compliance impossible or when compliance would be unduly economically burdensome or technologically infeasible.(2) An electric utility or cooperative may request a temporary waiver in order to have sufficient time to implement procedures and systems to comply with these rules.(3) An electric utility or cooperative need not meet the standards or grant the credits required by parts 2 and 4 of these rules under any of the following circumstances: (a) The problem was caused by the customer.(b) There was a work stoppage or other work action by the electric utility's or cooperative's employees, beyond the control of the electric utility or cooperative, that caused a significant reduction in employee hours worked.(c) The problem was caused by an "act of God." The term "act of God" means an event due to extraordinary natural causes so exceptionally unanticipated and devoid of human agency that reasonable care would not avoid the consequences and includes any of the following: (d) The problem was due to a major system failure attributable to, but not limited to, any of the following: (ii) A man-made disaster.(iii) A terrorist attack.Mich. Admin. Code R. 460.751
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