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Consumers Energy Co in Michigan: 19.11 ¢ home rates in 2024, SAIDI and solar

In Michigan, Consumers Energy Co bills 1,894,492 accounts, 87.5% residential, as an investor owned utility. Businesses and industry take 66% of the 36,520,871 MWh it sells; homes take 34%.

Ludington pumped storage hydro plant on Lake Michigan, Michigan
Ludington Hydro Plant. Photo by NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons. Illustrative, not a listed utility's plant.

At 628 kWh a month a Consumers Energy Co home pays about $120 in energy: 19.11 ¢/kWh, 1.0% below the Michigan average of 19.30 ¢.

Businesses and industry take 66% of the 36,520,871 MWh it sells; homes take 34%.

Who buys power from Consumers Energy Co

Business share of sales
66%homes 34% of 36,520,871 MWh

The customer mix of Consumers Energy Co is its own: 1,657,843 home accounts buy 34.2% of 36,520,871 MWh, 235,287 commercial accounts buy 35.2%, and the remaining 30.6% goes to 1,362 industrial and other accounts. A typical Consumers Energy Co home uses 7,537 kWh a year, a typical business account 54,641.

How it compares

Consumers Energy Co
Consumers Energy Co, 2024HomeBusinessBillSAIDI
Consumers Energy CoLowest in this table19.11 ¢/kWh14.08 ¢/kWh$120at 628 kWh155 minSAIDI
Michigan average against this company, which is 6 of 12 on price+0.19 ¢/kWhcompany 1.0% below-0.07 ¢/kWhcompany 0.5% above+$1a month at 628 kWh-51 mincompany 51 above
Great Lakes Energy Coop19.17 ¢/kWhcompany 0.3% below16.40 ¢/kWhcompany 14.2% below$120same bill as company256 mincompany 101 below

Compare 26 Michigan companies

Consumers Energy Co: 2025

Consumers Energy Co: +8.1% on 2024 for homes, Michigan +3.8%.

Consumers Energy Co home price, 2025
20.66 ¢/kWh+8.1% on 2024, early release
Consumers Energy Co SAIDI, 2025
163 min+5% on 2024, early release
Consumers Energy Co against Michigan, 2025
+4.3 pointsConsumers Energy Co +8.1%, Michigan +3.8%, price in Michigan 20.03 ¢

Consumers Energy Co reported 20.66 ¢/kWh for homes in 2025, +8.1% on its 2024 figure of 19.11, while the Michigan average moved +3.8%. Its SAIDI is 163 minutes against 155 in 2024.

Carbon context

Consumers Energy Co serves 1,657,843 homes in Michigan. At 628 kWh a month that is about 226 kg of CO₂, or 2,712 kg a year, at the Michigan plant rate, state generation and not this utility: Michigan generation mix.

Consumers Energy Co charts

Residential price since 2015: 19.11 ¢ in 2024

14.64 ¢ in 2015, 19.11 ¢ in 2024 (+30.5%); Michigan 14.42 to 19.30 ¢.

Consumers Energy Co residential price 2015-2024, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows
YearConsumers Energy CoGap to Michigan residentialGap to U.S. residential
201514.64+0.22+1.99
201615.40+0.18+2.85
201715.86+0.46+2.97
201815.86+0.41+2.99
201915.85+0.11+2.84
202015.59-0.67+2.44
202118.13+0.59+4.47
202218.11+0.25+3.07
202318.82-0.02+2.82
202419.11-0.19+2.63

10 rows from EIA retail sales.

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Consumers Energy Co SAIDI, 2015-2024

177 min in 2015, 155 in 2024.

Consumers Energy Co SAIDI by year, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows
YearConsumers Energy Co, no major events
2015177
2016207
2017161
2018201
2019233
2020195
2021228
2022182
2023176
2024155

10 rows from EIA-861 survey.

CSV

Reliability: SAIDI 155.0 min

155.0 min, 1.56x the median reporter, rank 458 of 673.

min

  • Company, no major events155.0
  • Company, with major events502.6

Consumers Energy Co, Reliability: EIA-861 survey.

CSV

Analyst note

Consumers Energy Co billed homes 14.64 ¢/kWh in 2015 and 19.11 ¢ in 2024, +30.5% in all, and lagged the Michigan average (+33.8%) by 3.3 points. Consumers Energy Co's sharpest move came in 2021, +16.2%. The latest year is the high at 19.11 ¢; the low was 14.64 ¢ (2015). 2024: +1.5% here, +2.4% for the Michigan average. SAIDI at Consumers Energy Co (major events excluded) went from 177 minutes in 2015 to 155 in 2024, -12%, between 155 (2024) and 233 (2019). Against the national median, Consumers Energy Co came in lower on SAIDI in 0 of 10 years, and 2024 ended at 155 minutes, +56 from the median. 2023: 913 minutes with major events, 176 without, the widest gap of any year. Consumers Energy Co has 5 cheaper and 6 higher-priced Michigan peers among 12 with 20,000+ homes. Next cheaper, Tri-County Electric Coop (MI), bills 18.04 ¢ (-1.07). Next higher-priced, Great Lakes Energy Coop, bills 19.17 ¢ (+0.06).

Price (-1.0% against Michigan) gives no cause for concern; outage time (155 min, 1.6x median) does.

Home accounts at Consumers Energy Co went from 1,577,087 in 2015 to 1,657,843 in 2024, +5.1%. Business customers paid 0.74 times the home price in 2024 (14.08 against 19.11 ¢); the ratio was 0.79 in 2015. SAIFI went from 0.98 in 2015 to 0.88 in 2024, between 0.88 and 1.12.

What kind of utility is Consumers Energy Co?

Consumers Energy Co files with EIA as an investor-owned utility. In Michigan, investor-owned utilities serve 89% of residential customers at an average 19.6 cents per kWh. Consumers Energy Co itself averaged 19.1 cents, 0.5 cents below its type in Michigan.

Michigan utilities by type · all states

Shutoffs for nonpayment, 2024

Shutoffs: this utility reported 97,706 disconnections for nonpayment in 2024, 5.8 per 100 accounts (Michigan: 8.3; EIA Form EIA-112). All utilities.

Reliability and meters, 2024

In 2024 the average Consumers Energy Co - (MI) customer was without power 155 minutes without major events and 503 with them. That is 8th fewest of 16 Michigan utilities with 10,000+ customers. The median Michigan utility reported 110 minutes. Smart (AMI) meters: 99% of its 1,669,581 residential meters.

EIA-861 2024, retrieved 2026-10-01. Michigan reliability, best and worst utilities, utility report card.

Facts

Customer accounts
1,894,49237.2% of Michigan total
Residential accounts
1,657,84336.7% of Michigan homes
Commercial accounts
235,28712.4% of the base
Residential rate
19.11 ¢/kWh6th place of 12, -1.0% against the state
Commercial rate
14.08 ¢/kWh9th place of 19, +0.5% against the state
SAIDI, no major events
155.0 minbetter than 32% of reporters
SAIFI, no major events
0.880.87x the median
SAIDI with major events
502.6 min69.2% from event days
Net-metered capacity
141.0 MW14,030 installations
Counties served
60all in Michigan
Average residential use
7,537 kWh/yr628 a month
Implied monthly bill
$120+$17 on the U.S. rate, 628 kWh
Residential rate since 2015
+30.5%14.64 to 19.11 ¢/kWh
SAIDI trend
-12%177 min in 2015, 155 in 2024

Data tables

2024 by sector, Consumers Energy Co

Consumers Energy Co sectorAccountsRate ¢/kWhGap to Michigan ¢/kWh
Residential1,657,84319.11-0.19
Commercial235,28714.08+0.07

Year by year, Consumers Energy Co

YearHome accounts, Consumers Energy CoHome ¢Business ¢RatioSAIDISAIFI
20151,577,08714.6411.500.791770.98
20161,584,31815.4011.450.742071.01
20171,594,27215.8611.890.751610.89
20181,603,12515.8612.070.762011.02
20191,611,32015.8512.320.782331.12
20201,630,42415.5912.290.791951.03
20211,642,64218.1313.020.722281.05
20221,645,58018.1112.840.711820.96
20231,652,14118.8213.360.711760.96
20241,657,84319.1114.080.741550.88

Peers of Consumers Energy Co in Michigan, 6th place of 12 on home price

Utility near Consumers Energy Co on priceSAIDI min, gap to Consumers Energy CoHome ¢, gap to Consumers Energy CoGap % to Consumers Energy CoAccounts, Consumers Energy Co = 1
3. Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp.+63-4.35-22.8%0.02
4. Cherryland Electric Coop Inc-90-2.75-14.4%0.02
5. Tri-County Electric Coop (MI)-50-1.07-5.6%0.01
6. Consumers Energy Co (this utility)15519.11-1.00
7. Great Lakes Energy Coop+101+0.06+0.3%0.07
8. City of LansingNo data+0.67+3.5%0.05
9. Midwest Energy Cooperative+113+0.80+4.2%0.02

Who buys Consumers Energy Co's electricity

Class at Consumers Energy CoAccountsOf Consumers Energy Co accountsOf Consumers Energy Co MWh soldkWh a year per Consumers Energy Co account
Residential1,657,84387.5%34.2%7,537
Commercial235,28712.4%35.2%54,641
Industrial and other1,3620.07%30.6%8,200,719

Consumers Energy Co among Michigan investor owneds

Consumers Energy Co and its neighbours on priceSAIDI min, gap to Consumers Energy CoHome ¢, gap to Consumers Energy CoAccounts, Consumers Energy Co = 1
1. Consumers Energy Co (MI, this utility)15519.111.00
2. DTE Electric Company (MI)+4+1.021.21
3. Upper Peninsula Power Company (MI)+32+8.530.03

Consumers Energy Co: meters, rate options and solar

MeasureConsumers Energy CoMichigan contextConsumers Energy Co detail
Consumers Energy Co home meters on AMI99.5%Michigan 96.8%1,660,920 of 1,669,581 meters
Homes with daily digital access1,657,843Michigan figure not published100% of the 1,657,843 home accounts
Time-of-use rate for Consumers Energy Co homesOffered12 of 20 Michigan utilities offer one1,642,369 homes on dynamic pricing, 99.07% of 1,657,843
Net-metered installations14,03094% residential8.0 homes per 1,000 accounts, 10.0 kW average

Monthly energy cost by use, Consumers Energy Co

kWhShare of a 628 kWh monthCost a month at 19.11 ¢vs U.S.Cost a year
25040%$47.77+$6.57$573
50080%$95.54+$13.14$1,146
750119%$143.31+$19.71$1,720
1,000159%$191.08+$26.28$2,293
1,500239%$286.62+$39.42$3,439
2,000318%$382.16+$52.56$4,586

Outage record, Consumers Energy Co

Measure, Consumers Energy CoNo eventsAll eventsConverted
SAIDI minutes155.0502.62.58 h
SAIFI interruptions0.8771.3231.14 yr apart
CAIDI minutes176.7379.92.95 h

Territory of Consumers Energy Co

60 Michigan counties, region RFC:

Counties served by Consumers Energy CoBenzieGratiotHillsdaleCrawfordWashtenawIsabellaKalamazooLakeMontcalmOceanaCalhounGladwinMontmorencyOgemawShiawasseeMasonJacksonMissaukeeCheboyganOscodaTuscolaIoniaVan BurenMidlandBarryRoscommonWexfordOtsegoOsceolaMecostaNewaygoSaginawAlleganKentBranchMuskegonLivingstonClintonLenaweeMonroeInghamLeelanauIoscoClareBayEmmetLapeerGrand TraverseAlconaPresque IsleAntrimEatonOaklandOttawaSt. JosephCharlevoixGeneseeKalkaskaManisteeArenac

Michigan other states: 60 of 60 counties of Consumers Energy Co drawn

Consumers Energy Co: 60 counties listed by EIA-861, Census 2023 outlines.

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County list
  • Alcona
  • Allegan
  • Antrim
  • Arenac
  • Barry
  • Bay
  • Benzie
  • Branch
  • Calhoun
  • Charlevoix
  • Cheboygan
  • Clare
  • Clinton
  • Crawford
  • Eaton
  • Emmet
  • Genesee
  • Gladwin
  • Grand Traverse
  • Gratiot
  • Hillsdale
  • Ingham
  • Ionia
  • Iosco
  • Isabella
  • Jackson
  • Kalamazoo
  • Kalkaska
  • Kent
  • Lake
  • Lapeer
  • Leelanau
  • Lenawee
  • Livingston
  • Manistee
  • Mason
  • Mecosta
  • Midland
  • Missaukee
  • Monroe
  • Montcalm
  • Montmorency
  • Muskegon
  • Newaygo
  • Oakland
  • Oceana
  • Ogemaw
  • Osceola
  • Oscoda
  • Otsego
  • Ottawa
  • Presque Isle
  • Roscommon
  • Saginaw
  • Shiawassee
  • St Joseph
  • Tuscola
  • Van Buren
  • Washtenaw
  • Wexford

Questions on Consumers Energy Co

How big is Consumers Energy Co in Michigan, by customer accounts?

1,894,492 accounts in 2024: residential 1,657,843, commercial 235,287, industrial 1,362.

How many cents per kWh does Consumers Energy Co charge homes?

In 2024 homes paid 19.11 cents; against the Michigan average that is -1.0%.

What are the SAIDI and SAIFI of Consumers Energy Co?

SAIDI 155.0 min and SAIFI 0.88 a year, major events excluded; ratio to the national median 1.56, CAIDI 177 min.

How many net-metered systems connect to Consumers Energy Co?

14,030 installations with 141.0 MW, of which residential installations number 13,216.

What would a typical Consumers Energy Co home pay each month?

628 kWh at 19.11 cents comes to about $120, energy only.

Is Consumers Energy Co cheaper than other Michigan utilities?

Rank 6 of 12 in Michigan on price, -1.0% against the state average; 5 charge less than 19.11 ¢.

How much of the Consumers Energy Co load is business?

Homes take 34.2% of 36,520,871 MWh, commercial accounts 35.2%, industrial and other 30.6%; the 235,287 commercial accounts use 54,641 kWh each, 7.2 times a home.

Does Consumers Energy Co have smart meters or TOU rates?

1,660,920 of 1,669,581 home meters are AMI, 99.5%. Consumers Energy Co offers a home time-of-use rate; 1,642,369 customers use dynamic pricing, 99.07% of its homes.

Since 2015, has Consumers Energy Co become cheaper than other Michigan utilities?

6th cheapest of 11 in 2015, 6th of 12 in 2024; its price rose 30.5% while Michigan rose 33.8%.

Where does Consumers Energy Co stand among 2 peers?

Place 1 of 3 on home price at 19.11 ¢ (Michigan investor owneds); median 20.13 ¢, cheapest member 19.11 ¢.

What did Consumers Energy Co charge homes in 2025?

20.66 cents per kWh, +8.1% on the 19.11 of 2024 (EIA early release for 2025).

Utilities with a similar home price

Home prices nearest to Consumers Energy Co at 19.11 ¢/kWh in 2024, among companies with a page here, any state.

More on Consumers Energy Co

Rate plans on file

8 home plan records, energy charges: 14.1 to 28.2 ¢/kWh.

Who offers time-of-use and tiered rates (17 Apr 2026 snapshot).

Primary sources for Consumers Energy Co in Michigan: 19.11 ¢ home rates in 2024, SAIDI and solar

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At 628 kWh a month a Consumers Energy Co home pays about $120 in energy: 19.11 ¢/kWh, 1.0% below the Michigan average of 19.30 ¢.

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Electric Consumer. (2026). Consumers Energy Co customer mix: 20.66 ¢/kWh in 2025, SAIDI 155 min in 2024. Data as of 26 October 2026. Retrieved 26 October 2026, from https://electricconsumer.org/companies/consumers-energy-co.html

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  author = "Electric Consumer",
  title = {Consumers Energy Co customer mix: 20.66 ¢/kWh in 2025, SAIDI 155 min in 2024},
  year = {2026},
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