Electricity rates — Consumers Energy Co
Consumers Energy Co's customers paid 19.1¢ per kWh in 2024, riders included (EIA-861): about $120 a month for 628 kWh. Residential Nighttime Savers Rate (RPM), the lowest of 4 open plans at 1,000 kWh a month, comes to $2,880 a year, at the typical hour-by-hour use of homes in Michigan. Schedule retrieved October 8, 2026.
Every priced Consumers Energy Co plan, 1,000 kWh/mo
| Plan | Per year | vs cheapest | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential Nighttime Savers Rate (RPM)✓ cheapesttime-of-use · in effect since January 2025 | $2,879.50 | — | 24.0¢ |
| Residential Smart Hours Rate (RSH)time-of-use · in effect since January 2025 | $2,899.18 | +$19.68 | 24.2¢ |
| Residential Summer On-Peak Basic Service (RSP)time-of-use · in effect since January 2025 | $2,901.12 | +$21.62 | 24.2¢ |
| Residential Service Secondary Non-Transmitting Meter Rate (RSM)priced by season · tiered · in effect since January 2025 | $2,931.00 | +$51.50 | 24.4¢ |
| Priced but not ranked — restricted, older, or not verifiable as a bill | |||
| Residential Service Secondary Non-Transmitting Meter Rate (RSM)flat rate · in effect since January 2025 · delivery charges only | $1,794.60 | −$1,084.90 | 15.0¢ |
| Residential Smart Hours Rate (RSH)flat rate · in effect since January 2025 · delivery charges only | $1,794.60 | −$1,084.90 | 15.0¢ |
| Residential Nighttime Savers Rate (RPM)flat rate · in effect since January 2025 · delivery charges only | $1,794.60 | −$1,084.90 | 15.0¢ |
Price Consumers Energy Co’s plans at your own usage — and see what moving from your current plan would save.
The cheapest Consumers Energy Co plan at each level of use
- 500 kWh/mo — cheapest $1,474.95 (Residential Service Secondary Non-Transmitting Meter Rate (RSM)), dearest $1,502.94, a $27.99 spread
- 1,000 kWh/mo — cheapest $2,879.50 (Residential Nighttime Savers Rate (RPM)), dearest $2,931.00, a $51.50 spread
- 2,000 kWh/mo — cheapest $5,654.25 (Residential Nighttime Savers Rate (RPM)), dearest $5,885.96, a $231.71 spread
What a typical Consumers Energy Co bill costs
At 1,000 kWh a month the 4 generally available plans here run from $2,879.50 on Residential Nighttime Savers Rate (RPM) to $2,931.00 on Residential Service Secondary Non-Transmitting Meter Rate (RSM), with a median of $2,900.15.
Effective rates span 24.0¢ to 24.4¢ per kWh at that usage.
What Consumers Energy Co's customers were billed in 2024
Consumers Energy Co's open plans and its customers' bills disagree by more than a quarter: at 628 kWh a month, the median plan is 24.6¢ per kWh against 19.1¢ billed in 2024. Before relying on a plan price here, test it against a real Consumers Energy Co bill in the bill analyzer.
| Ownership, as EIA classes it | Investor-owned |
|---|---|
| Full-service homes in Michigan | 1,657,843 |
| Share of Michigan's households | 37% |
| Average use per home | 628 kWh a month |
| Average bill per home | $120.01 a month |
| Billed per kWh, riders included | 19.1¢ |
| Median open plan here, at that use | 24.6¢ |
Consumers Energy Co - (MI) in U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861, 2024 (Sales_Ult_Cust_2024.xlsx), retrieved September 23, 2026.
How the Residential Summer On-Peak Basic Service (RSP) bill at 1,000 kWh has moved since 2022
Consumers Energy Co's Residential Summer On-Peak Basic Service (RSP) cost $178.12 a month under its March 2022 version and costs $241.76 under its January 2025 one, 36% more. Its biggest single step, in January 2025, added $55.99 (30%). In Michigan, EIA's average price rose 12% between 2022 and 2025.
Every version of Residential Summer On-Peak Basic Service (RSP)
| Took effect | At 1,000 kWh | Change | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2025 | $241.76 | +$55.99 (+30.1%) | URDB |
| January 2023 | $185.77 | +$7.65 (+4.3%) | URDB |
| March 2022 | $178.12 | First on record | URDB |
In the guides: Why electricity rates change
How it compares
Among the 100 utilities indexed, Consumers Energy Co's cheapest open plan is the 15th-highest, 56% more than their median of $1,849.47. It sits between Duquesne Light Co ($2,847.24) and Los Angeles Department of Water & Power ($2,890.50).
In Michigan it is the dearest of the 2 utilities indexed; DTE Electric starts lowest, at $1,915.77.
Its fixed charge, $8.73 a month on Residential Nighttime Savers Rate (RPM), is lower than on the cheapest plan of 86 of the other 99 utilities.
Residential Service Secondary Non-Transmitting Meter Rate (RSM) is tiered: past 600 kWh a month, each kWh costs 5.4¢ more. Of the 47 utilities whose plans step, that is the 9th-largest step.
Residential Smart Hours Rate (RSH) changes price with the season: a kWh costs 0.7¢ more in June to September than in October to May, and the same 1,000 kWh is billed $251.43 in its dearest month against $236.76 in its cheapest.
In the guides: What a bill costs before a single kilowatt-hour · The price that changes once the meter passes a line · The price that changes with the month
Which plan from Consumers Energy Co is cheapest as use rises
The cheapest plan from Consumers Energy Co changes with consumption. At 500 kWh a month Residential Service Secondary Non-Transmitting Meter Rate (RSM) wins at $1,474.95 a year; at 2,000 kWh Residential Nighttime Savers Rate (RPM) wins at $5,654.25.
The penalty for a poor choice grows with usage: $27.99 a year at 500 kWh against $231.71 at 2,000 kWh.
Cheapest 6 plans at 1,000 kWh a month
Residential Nighttime Savers Rate (RPM) — $2,879.50 a year, 24.0¢ per kWh effective, time-of-use. It carries a $8.73 monthly standing charge. In effect since January 2025.
Residential Smart Hours Rate (RSH) — $2,899.18 a year, 24.2¢ per kWh effective, time-of-use. It carries a $8.73 monthly standing charge. In effect since January 2025.
Residential Summer On-Peak Basic Service (RSP) — $2,901.12 a year, 24.2¢ per kWh effective, time-of-use. It carries a $8.73 monthly standing charge. In effect since January 2025.
Residential Service Secondary Non-Transmitting Meter Rate (RSM) — $2,931.00 a year, 24.4¢ per kWh effective, tiered and priced by season. It carries a $8.73 monthly standing charge. In effect since January 2025.
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. In effect since January 2025. Restricted: delivery charges only.
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. In effect since January 2025. Restricted: delivery charges only.
How Consumers Energy Co's plans are structured
Of 7 priceable plans: 1 tiered, 3 time-of-use, 1 priced by season, 3 flat-rate.
Every plan carries a $8.73 fixed monthly charge.
Consumers Energy Co's published schedules
Consumers Energy Co was found serving Grand Rapids, Michigan. 7 of its 7 published residential schedules can be priced.
The largest saving among Consumers Energy Co's plans
Moving from Residential Service Secondary Non-Transmitting Meter Rate (RSM) to Residential Nighttime Savers Rate (RPM) saves $51.50 a year at 1,000 kWh a month, with no change in consumption.
When Consumers Energy Co's time-of-use plans charge most
Residential Nighttime Savers Rate (RPM) charges 28.2¢ a kWh weekdays 2 pm to 7 pm, June to September, against 21.4¢ in its cheapest hours; those dearest hours are 5% of the year. Homes in Michigan typically put 6% of their electricity in them (NREL ResStock), which is what its price above assumes: moving use out of them lowers the bill, adding to them raises it.
Residential Smart Hours Rate (RSH) charges 28.2¢ a kWh weekdays 2 pm to 7 pm, June to September, against 22.6¢ in its cheapest hours; those dearest hours are 5% of the year. Homes in Michigan typically put 6% of their electricity in them (NREL ResStock), which is what its price above assumes: moving use out of them lowers the bill, adding to them raises it.
In the guides: Time-of-use plans, hour by hour
What the Consumers Energy Co figures do not cover
3 of these plans price by the hour; their figures assume the typical hourly pattern of homes in Michigan, not this household's own hours.