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Consumers Energy electricity rate increases 50% during peak hours
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Consumers Energy s 1.6 million residential electricity customers this week will begin paying 50% more during peak afternoon hours in an effort to reduce energy generation in the future.
The Jackson-based CMS Energy Corp. subsidiary has notified customers in recent weeks of the utility’s move to the new standard summer peak rate from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays starting Tuesday. A 2019 pilot that included nearly 50,000 customers showed households most likely will be paying about $2 more per month without changing their behavior.
The higher cost is a part of the company s clean energy plan that includes retiring its coal generating stations by 2040.
May 30, 2021
Consumers Energy is implementing a new peak summer rate starting June 1. Spokesperson Brian Wheeler tells WSJM News the company worked with the Michigan Public Service Commission to come up with a plan to give customers an incentive to reduce electricity usage during the peak summer hours of 2 to 7 p.m. on weekdays.
“We actually are expecting that many people are going to see reductions in their energy bills, right off the bat,” Wheeler said. “But the sorts of things that people can do, we want them to maybe reduce their thermostat temperatures by one or two degrees, shift the use of appliances such as dishwashers and your laundry to outside that window. By doing that, that’s where you see the most impact on your bills.”
Consumers Energy is implementing a new peak summer rate starting June 1. Spokesperson Brian Wheeler tells WSJM News the company worked with the Michigan Public