Consumers energy

It's kind of hard to imagine hot Michigan summers and air conditioning right now, but it's worth thinking about if it can save you money. Consumers Energy is offering customers $25 and a monthly credit to place a new device on their air conditioners which will make the air conditioner run shorter cycles.

Just over 4,500 Consumers Energy customers woke up Sunday morning to their power being out. Why?  Because a squirrel thought it had found affordable housing near downtown and jumped into a substation.  Like most of us, when you think you’ve found that perfect place, downtown adjacent, you get quite a shock...

Grand Valley State University, Consumers Energy and Allendale Township installed six temporary lighting towers on 48th Avenue over the weekend. They will continue to work together to install permanent street lights by housing near the Allendale Campus.

Western Michigan University has taken a major step to contribute to the creation of renewable energy in Michigan. WMU's partnership with Consumers Energy has opened a new solar power plant on campus.

Last week at Grand Valley State University, Consumers Energy celebrated its first solar power plant. The plant covers 17 acres and includes 11,000 Michigan-made solar panels.

Consumers Energy's seven oldest coal plants are shutting down by April 15 after more than 60 years in Michigan.

The Michigan Public Service Commission is investigating the billing and estimated usage practices of Consumers Energy in response to customer complaints.

As of 4:30PM on Sunday, approximately 6,000 Consumers Energy customers remained without service from the Christmas Eve storm. Now, nearly all customers have had power restored. If you are still without power, Consumers Energy is asking you to contact them.

Thousands of homes in Michigan are without power this Christmas Eve after a strong wind storm overnight. Winds in some areas areas of the state were over 60 miles per hour. Consumers Energy is reporting more than 82,000 customers are without power...

Power outages have already started to trickle in to Consumers Energy's real-time outage map. More than 6,000 residents of West Michigan are without power, and with the winds picking up throughout the day today, Consumer's expects that number to grow.

Sunday night's severe weather and high winds left nearly 200,000 without power across Michigan, including over 20,000 in West Michigan.

It’s summer in Michigan, when thoughts turn to vacations, travel, outdoor activities and do-it-yourself projects. Make safety a top priority this summer with these tips!