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DEFINITIONS
ASC
Accounting Standards Codification
ASU
CTA
Accounting Standards Update
Costs to achieve, consisting of project management, consultant support and employee severance,
related to the Performance Excellence Process
Customer Choice
Michigan legislation giving customers the option to choose alternative suppliers for gas.
DTE Energy
DTE Energy Company, directly or indirectly the parent of The Detroit Edison Company, Michigan
Consolidated Gas Company and numerous non-utility subsidiaries
FASB
Financial Accounting Standards Board
FERC
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
GCR
A Gas Recovery Recovery mechanism authorized by the MPSC that allows MichCon to recover through
rates its natural gas costs.
MichCon
Michigan Consolidated Gas Company (an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of DTE Energy) and
subsidiary companies
MPSC
Michigan Public Service Commission
RDM
A Revenue Decoupling Mechanism authorized by the MPSC that is designed to minimize the impact on
revenues of changes in average customer usage of natural gas.
SFAS
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
Units of Measurement
Bcf
Billion cubic feet of gas
Mcf
Thousand cubic feet of gas
MMcf
Million cubic feet of gas