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Consumers Energy Co in Michigan: 19.11 ¢ home rates, 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$1200 more than company256 mincompany 101 below

Compare 26 Michigan companies

Consumers Energy Co: 2025

Consumers Energy Co: +8.1% on 2024 for homes, Michigan +3.7%.

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
+4.5 pointsConsumers Energy Co +8.1%, Michigan +3.7%, price in Michigan 20.01 ¢

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 +3.7%. 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.

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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.

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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.

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 ¢/kWhplace 6 of 12, -1.0% against the state
Commercial rate
14.08 ¢/kWhplace 9 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, place 6 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, 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 ¢.