Consumers Energy receives approval of $139M gas rate hike
The Michigan Public Service Commission on Thursday approved a $139 million natural gas rate increase for Consumers Energy, more than 40% lower than originally requested.
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The Michigan Public Service Commission on Thursday approved a $139 million natural gas rate increase for Consumers Energy, more than 40% lower than originally requested.
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel says Consumers Energy should be approved for less than half of its pending electricity rate hike.
Much of Metro Detroit is picking up tree limbs, and many are still without power after multiple storms rolled through this week.
Hundreds of thousands of Michigan residents are without power and dozens of trees are down on Saturday after severe storms and strong winds rolled through the state Friday evening.
Thousands of Southeast Michigan residents were without power Friday morning in the aftermath of severe weather that struck overnight.
A Michigan judge has recommended rejecting Consumers Energy's plan to sell 13 dams to an out-of-state private equity firm.
Thousands of Michigan residents lost power after severe storms swept through the state on Wednesday.
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced she will intervene in Consumers Energy's proposal to raise rates by about $456 million a year, which would increase residential electric rates by 9.8%.
The difference is just a few cents — that's how much summer rates increase with warmer weather.
The difference is just a few cents — that's how much summer rates increase with warmer weather. But Consumers Energy says those few cents can add up quickly.
An electricity rate hike at Consumers Energy will add an average $6.46 to residential monthly bills, starting in May.
Consumers Energy is looking to delay planned safety upgrades at the largest dam in Michigan while it seeks approval of a hotly debated plan to sell the facility and 12 others.
Thousands of Southeast Michigan residents are without power Sunday afternoon, more than a day after high winds took hold in the region.
Over 16,000 Southeast Michigan residents lost power Friday in the aftermath of high winds across much of the state.
Consumers Energy has asked the State of Michigan to approve another round of natural gas distribution rate hikes.
Consumers Energy has received approval from state officials for a natural gas rate increase, effective November 1.
Consumers Energy has announced a program to help customers catch up on past due summer bills.
Thousands of Southeast Michigan residents remained without power Wednesday morning in the aftermath of winds and rain.
Environmental groups and Michigan's attorney general have filed separate challenges against a federal order that is keeping a coal-fired power plant open this summer.
One teenager is dead and another hospitalized after a power line electrocution incident Tuesday near Lansing.
A rate hike started in April for Consumers Energy electric customers – and the company is already well into the process for requesting its next one.
The U.S. Energy Department has ordered a Michigan coal-fired power plant to remain open, at least until late August.
A natural gas main replacement and upgrade called the Four Cities Metro Pipeline has started in Southeast Michigan.
State officials have approved an electricity rate hike for Consumers Energy, which serves a large part of Michigan.
The Michigan Public Service Commission says they've looked into foolproofing everything since a near disaster six years ago.
