Electricity rates — ZIP 49503

A household in ZIP 49503 (Grand Rapids) using 1,000 kWh a month pays about $1,794.60 a year on the cheapest of 7 generally available plans — Residential Service Secondary Non-Transmitting Meter Rate (RSM) from Consumers Energy Co. Rates checked September 2, 2026.

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Every priced plan, 1,000 kWh/mo

Annual cost of each published plan, 1,000 kWh/mo, cheapest first
Plan	Per year	vs cheapest	Effective
Residential Service Secondary Non-Transmitting Meter Rate (RSM)✓ cheapestflat rate	$1,794.60	—	15.0¢
Residential Smart Hours Rate (RSH)flat rate	$1,794.60	—	15.0¢
Residential Nighttime Savers Rate (RPM)flat rate	$1,794.60	—	15.0¢
Residential Nighttime Savers Rate (RPM)time-of-use	$2,858.46	+$1,063.86	23.8¢
Residential Smart Hours Rate (RSH)time-of-use	$2,889.99	+$1,095.39	24.1¢
Residential Summer On-Peak Basic Service (RSP)time-of-use	$2,893.24	+$1,098.64	24.1¢
Residential Service Secondary Non-Transmitting Meter Rate (RSM)time-of-use · tiered	$2,931.00	+$1,136.40	24.4¢

Cost across usage levels

The cheapest plan at each consumption level, showing whether the ranking holds as usage changes.

500 kWh/mo — cheapest $949.68 (Residential Service Secondary Non-Transmitting Meter Rate (RSM)), dearest $1,498.97, a $549.29 spread
1,000 kWh/mo — cheapest $1,794.60 (Residential Service Secondary Non-Transmitting Meter Rate (RSM)), dearest $2,931.00, a $1,136.40 spread
2,000 kWh/mo — cheapest $3,484.32 (Residential Service Secondary Non-Transmitting Meter Rate (RSM)), dearest $5,885.96, a $2,401.64 spread

At a glance

Plans priced: 7
Utilities: 1
Cheapest, 1,000 kWh/mo: $1,794.60
Spread: $1,136.40/yr

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What a typical bill costs

At 1,000 kWh a month the 7 priceable plans here run from $1,794.60 on Residential Service Secondary Non-Transmitting Meter Rate (RSM) to $2,931.00 on Residential Service Secondary Non-Transmitting Meter Rate (RSM), with a median of $2,858.46.

The spread is $1,136.40 a year — about $94.70 a month for identical electricity.

Effective rates, bill divided by kilowatt-hours, span 15.0¢ to 24.4¢ per kWh at that usage.

How the answer changes with usage

Residential Service Secondary Non-Transmitting Meter Rate (RSM) is cheapest at every level tested — $949.68 a year at 500 kWh a month, $3,484.32 at 2,000 kWh.

The penalty for a poor choice grows with usage: $549.29 a year at 500 kWh against $2,401.64 at 2,000 kWh.

Cheapest 6 plans at 1,000 kWh a month

Residential Service Secondary Non-Transmitting Meter Rate (RSM) — $1,794.60 a year, 15.0¢ per kWh effective, flat rate. It carries a $8.73 monthly standing charge.

Residential Smart Hours Rate (RSH) — $1,794.60 a year, 15.0¢ per kWh effective, flat rate. It carries a $8.73 monthly standing charge.

Residential Nighttime Savers Rate (RPM) — $1,794.60 a year, 15.0¢ per kWh effective, flat rate. It carries a $8.73 monthly standing charge.

Residential Nighttime Savers Rate (RPM) — $2,858.46 a year, 23.8¢ per kWh effective, time-of-use. It carries a $8.73 monthly standing charge.

Residential Smart Hours Rate (RSH) — $2,889.99 a year, 24.1¢ per kWh effective, time-of-use. It carries a $8.73 monthly standing charge.

Residential Summer On-Peak Basic Service (RSP) — $2,893.24 a year, 24.1¢ per kWh effective, time-of-use. It carries a $8.73 monthly standing charge.

How these plans are structured

Of 7 priceable plans: 1 tiered, 4 time-of-use, 3 flat-rate.

Every plan carries a $8.73 fixed monthly charge.

Who provides these plans

Every plan here comes from Consumers Energy Co — a limit of what has been indexed, not a claim that it is the only provider in ZIP 49503 (Grand Rapids).

The largest saving available here

Moving from Residential Service Secondary Non-Transmitting Meter Rate (RSM) to Residential Service Secondary Non-Transmitting Meter Rate (RSM) saves $1,136.40 a year at 1,000 kWh a month, with no change in consumption.

What this does not cover

Service territories do not follow ZIP boundaries. These are the plans found at the coordinate this ZIP was resolved from, not a verified list for every address in it.

4 of these plans price by hour. WattClear does not know which hours a household uses, so those estimates carry lower confidence and say so on the figure.

New to these terms? The methodology page explains tiered bands, time-of-use periods and fixed charges, and sets out exactly what the rate engine assumes.

Estimate — your actual bill may differ.

Tariff structures from NREL/OpenEI Utility Rate Database (CC0 1.0), retrieved September 2, 2026.

Location resolved through the US Census Bureau Geocoder (Public domain) at 42.9634, -85.6681.