While that change likely will not be widespread for years, the preparation has already begun.
One of the major utility companies in the state, Consumers Energy, is already thinking about the time when many Michiganganders are plugging into the grid to charge their vehicles. When that becomes a reality, Consumers Energy spokesperson Roger Morgenstern said they will be ready.
Consumers have incentives in place to encourage their PowerMIDrive customers to charge their electric vehicles other than the peak electric demand time of 2 to 7 p.m. As of earlier this year, Morgenstern said 90% of the 532 households in the program were charging after 7 p.m.
CADILLAC — Though health officials have spent the past several months talking up the safety and efficacy, even among healthcare workers, the percentage of people getting vaccinated isn t 100%.
We may be nearing the start of May, but recently snowflakes were in the air.
While that unwelcomed reminder of the past winter season was nothing that caused too much trouble, other than some muttered choice words under the breath, it did remind us weather is unpredictable in Michigan. Spring is here and soon enough it will give way to summer.
That fact also means there will be times where storms wreak havoc.
If you want to meet someone more in tune with the changing weather outside of those in the meteorological sciences, talk with Consumers Energy spokesperson Roger Morgenstern. When there is a chance of severe weather in the spring, summer, fall or winter, Morgenstern is in tune with it and what, if any, response will be needed by the utility company.
Consumers Energy wants to raise residential rates by 8%
It would be the second rate increase in the span of a year for the utility company
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WXMI â Less than a year after the Michigan Public Service Commission gave Consumers Energy the go-ahead for an over $90 million rate hike â raising the average residential bill by $9 â now the stateâs largest energy provider is asking for permission to do it again.
This time, Consumers is asking for permission to raise electric rates to the tune of $225 million.
Roger Morgenstern, spokesman for the utility company, says the added revenue will help them transition to an electric car fleet, of which Consumers has one of the largest in the state. It will also help them take care of tree trimming in problem spots where branches near lines cause consistent outages â in fact, trees on lines is the number reason for them. They also want to make Consumers carbon neutral by 2040, capping
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Much changed in Michigan when the COVID-19 pandemic struck in early 2020, bringing widespread business lockdowns, stay-at-home orders, closed schools and more.
One change was the amount of electricity used by a sprawling school and community center complex operated by the Morey Education Center in Shepherd.
The abrupt close of operations at the Isabella County complex last March cut the amount of electricity it used by nearly two thirds said Morey’s facilities manager Erik Spindler. (Its consumption went from 17,600 kWh down to 6,400 kWh.)
Spindler reported that he had anticipated comparable cuts in the school’s electric bills from Consumers Energy.