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Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp.: 14.76 ¢/kWh for homes, 218 minutes of SAIDI (2024)
In Michigan, Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp. bills 37,359 accounts, 89.0% residential, as an investor owned utility. It connects 2.6 net-metered homes per 1,000 home accounts, 0.3 times the national median.
At 561 kWh a month an Upper Michigan Energy home pays about $83 in energy: 14.76 ¢/kWh, 23.5% below the Michigan average of 19.30 ¢.
It connects 2.6 net-metered homes per 1,000 home accounts, 0.3 times the national median.
Rooftop solar on the Upper Michigan Energy grid
Net-metered homes per 1,000
2.60.3x the national median of 8.7
Net metering stands out at Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp.: 86 residential installations on 33,252 home accounts, 2.6 per 1,000. That is 9th place of 12 Michigan utilities and 0.3 times the national median (8.7). All installations together total 0.6 MW, an average of 6.7 kW each.
How it compares
Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp.
Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp., 2024
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Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp.
14.76 ¢/kWh
10.84 ¢/kWh
$83at 561 kWh
218 minSAIDI
Michigan average against this company, which is 3 of 12 on price
Upper Michigan Energy: +18.3% on 2024 for homes, Michigan +3.8%.
Upper Michigan Energy home price, 2025
17.45 ¢/kWh+18.3% on 2024, early release
Upper Michigan Energy SAIDI, 2025
240 min+10% on 2024, early release
Upper Michigan Energy against Michigan, 2025
+14.5 pointsUpper Michigan Energy +18.3%, Michigan +3.8%, price in Michigan 20.03 ¢
Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp.: 17.45 ¢/kWh in the 2025 early release, +18.3% from 14.76 ¢; Michigan as a whole went +3.8%, so Upper Michigan Energy ran ahead of it by 14.5 points. Its SAIDI is 240 minutes against 218 in 2024.
Carbon context
Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp. serves 33,252 homes in Michigan. At 561 kWh a month that is about 202 kg of CO₂, or 2,422 kg a year, at the Michigan plant rate, state generation and not this utility: Michigan generation mix.
Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp. charts
Residential price since 2017: 14.76 ¢ in 2024
14.83 ¢ in 2017, 14.76 ¢ in 2024 (-0.5%); Michigan 14.42 to 19.30 ¢.
Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp. residential price 2017-2024, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows
From 14.83 ¢ in 2017 to 14.76 ¢ in 2024, a move of -0.5%: Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp. lagged its state (+25.3%) by 25.8 points, and -28.4 points against the U.S. Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp.'s sharpest move came in 2023, -19.8%. The high is 17.75 ¢ (2022) and the low 14.10 ¢ (2019). 2024: +3.6% here, +2.4% for the Michigan average. SAIDI at Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp. (major events excluded) rose from 149 minutes in 2017 to 218 in 2024, +46%; worst year 2022 at 286. Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp. filed SAIDI under the national median in 0 of 8 years; its 2024 figure was 218 minutes, +119 from that year's median. 2024: 1082 minutes with major events, 218 without, the widest gap of any year. Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp. has 2 cheaper and 9 higher-priced Michigan peers among 12 with 20,000+ homes. Next cheaper, Cloverland Electric Co-op, bills 14.37 ¢ (-0.38). Next higher-priced, Cherryland Electric Coop Inc, bills 16.36 ¢ (+1.60).
A trade-off shows up. Customers pay 23.5% less than the Michigan average, yet the 218-minute outage clock runs 2.2x the national median.
Home accounts at Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp. went from 32,707 in 2017 to 33,252 in 2024, +1.7%, against +4.0% for all of Michigan. Business customers paid 0.73 times the home price in 2024 (10.84 against 14.76 ¢); the ratio was 0.73 in 2017. SAIFI went from 0.98 in 2017 to 1.02 in 2024, between 0.91 and 2.56.
Outages and home price of Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp. (EIA utility 60631), 2013 to 2024
Yearly SAIDI at Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp.: 149 minutes in 2017, 218 in 2024, a rise of 46%. The low came in 2018 at 146, the high in 2022 at 286; 8 years were filed. The Michigan median in 2024 was 110 minutes, so Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp. ran above it.
Home rates at Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp. went from 14.83 ¢ in 2017 to 14.76 ¢ in 2024 (−0.5%), which is 19.48 ¢ to 15.14 ¢ in 2025 dollars (−22.3%). Over 12,000 kWh a year the real price meant $2,337 in 2017 and $1,817 in 2024. Of 29 Michigan utilities with 1,000+ home accounts in 2024, Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp. stood 8th cheapest (25th of 36 in 2017).
Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp. outage minutes a customer, 2017 to 2024: 218 in 2024
Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp. at 218 min in 2024 and the Michigan median at 110.
Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp. home price since 2017: −22.3% after inflation
Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp.: 15.14 ¢ in 2025 dollars (solid) and 14.76 ¢ as billed (dashed) in 2024.
Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp., EIA utility 60631, year by year among Michigan utilities
What kind of utility is Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp.?
Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp. 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. Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp. itself averaged 14.8 cents, 4.8 cents below its type in Michigan.
Shutoffs: this utility reported 1,000 disconnections for nonpayment in 2024, 4.0 per 100 accounts (Michigan: 8.3; EIA Form EIA-112). All utilities.
Reliability and meters, 2024
In 2024 the average Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp. customer was without power 218 minutes without major events and 1082 with them. That is 12th fewest of 16 Michigan utilities with 10,000+ customers. The median Michigan utility reported 110 minutes. Smart (AMI) meters: 100% of its 33,760 residential meters.
Questions on Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp.
How many customers does Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp. serve in Michigan?
37,359 accounts in 2024: residential 33,252, commercial 4,051, industrial 56.
What is the average residential rate of Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp.?
In 2024 homes paid 14.76 cents; against the Michigan average that is -23.5%.
How reliable is Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp. by SAIDI and SAIFI?
SAIDI 218.0 min and SAIFI 1.02 a year, major events excluded; ratio to the national median 2.19, CAIDI 214 min.
How much solar net metering is on the Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp. grid?
92 installations with 0.6 MW, of which residential installations number 86.
What is the monthly bill at Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp. for average use?
561 kWh at 14.76 cents comes to about $83, energy only.
How does Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp. rank on price within Michigan?
Rank 3 of 12 in Michigan on price, -23.5% against the state average; 2 charge less than 14.76 ¢.
How much of the Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp. load is business?
Homes take 10.9% of 2,059,602 MWh, commercial accounts 8.6%, industrial and other 80.5%; the 4,051 commercial accounts use 43,801 kWh each, 6.5 times a home.
Does Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp. have smart meters or TOU rates?
33,720 of 33,760 home meters are AMI, 99.9%. Upper Michigan Energy offers a home time-of-use rate; 449 customers use dynamic pricing, 1.35% of its homes.
Where does Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp. stand among 2 peers?
Place 1 of 3 on home price at 14.76 ¢ (WEC Energy group); median 16.23 ¢, cheapest member 14.76 ¢.
Did Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp. cut or raise its 2025 home price?
17.45 cents per kWh, +18.3% on the 14.76 of 2024 (EIA early release for 2025).
Utilities with a similar home price
Home prices nearest to Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp. at 14.76 ¢/kWh in 2024, among companies with a page here, any state.
EIA-861 form instructions for Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp.: 14.76 ¢/kWh for homes, 218 minutes of SAIDI (2024), how a customer is counted
EIA state profiles for Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp.: 14.76 ¢/kWh for homes, 218 minutes of SAIDI (2024), the state price average
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At 561 kWh a month an Upper Michigan Energy home pays about $83 in energy: 14.76 ¢/kWh, 23.5% below the Michigan average of 19.30 ¢.
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