LANSING, November 20.   The Michigan Public Service Commission today granted 
Commonwealth Energy Corporation, d/b/a electricAmerica, a license as an alternative 
electric supplier to sell electric generation to Michigan retail customers.  The 
Commission approved Commonwealth's license under the Customer Choice and Electricity 
Reliability Act of 2000.  The Commission has approved eleven previous licenses under 
this act.  The Act allows the vast majority of retail customers of electric utilities 
to choose an alternative supplier by January 1, 2002.

	The Commission found that Commonwealth's application was in the public interest 
and that competition for electric service can be advantageous for Michigan citizens.  
The Commission concluded that approval of the alternative electric supplier license 
will expand the opportunities for competition.  The Commission approved the license 
conditioned on compliance of the applicable provisions of the act, and failure to 
comply fully may result in revocation of the license or other penalties.  The 
Commission also granted the license conditioned upon Commonwealth providing electric 
service within a reasonable time, indicating that failure to do so may result in 
revocation of the license.Interested parties may obtain more information on Michigan's 
alternative electric suppliers by assessing the MPSC Web site at:  

http://cis.state.mi.us/mpsc/lic-enf/ 


The MPSC is an agency within the Department of Consumer and Industry 
Services.

Case No.-13203
November 20, 2001
(MPSC grants Commonwealth Energy Corporation a license as an alternate 
electric supplier)