Full service
20.66¢
per kWh, 2025 average revenue
$134.01 / month at 649 kWh
Price +8.1% from 2024
Investor Owned · 1,662,741 residential customers · Michigan
Why is my Consumers Energy electric bill so high?
EIA respondent: Consumers Energy Co - (MI). Reviewed October 14, 2026.
In 2025, Consumers Energy reported 1,662,741 residential full service customers under the EIA name Consumers Energy Co - (MI). Average revenue was 20.66¢ per kWh. The average monthly bill in that filing was $134.01 for 649 kWh.
20.66¢ is above Michigan's 2025 statewide residential average of 20.03¢. In July 2026 the state residential price was 23.05¢, versus 20.55¢ a year earlier (+12.2%). The utility number is a 2025 annual average. The state number is one later month. They answer different questions.
From 2024 to 2025, the average monthly bill for full service changed +11.7%. Average use changed +3.3% and average price changed +8.1%. Holding the 2024 price fixed, the usage change accounts for $3.92 a month. The price change, applied to 2025 usage, accounts for $10.06.
EIA Form 861, 2025 final · Reviewed October 14, 2026
EIA Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A · Reviewed October 14, 2026
The rate on the record
Investor-owned base rates are usually set in a state docket. Riders can change outside a full rate case. Average revenue per kilowatt-hour is total residential revenue divided by residential sales. It is not a tariff schedule.
| Service | Customers | Price | Monthly use | Monthly bill | Vs 2024 price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full service | 1,662,741 | 20.66¢ | 649 kWh | $134.01 | +8.1% |
EIA-861 sales to ultimate customers, 2025 final, compared with 2024 · Reviewed October 14, 2026
Audit the full service average
Revenue 2,673,800.8 thousand dollars. Sales 12,941,281 MWh. Customers 1,662,741. Cents per kWh = revenue ÷ megawatt-hours × 100. Monthly bill = revenue × 1,000 ÷ customers ÷ 12.
Why a Consumers Energy bill moved
The price change was the larger piece
From 2024 to 2025 the average full service bill at Consumers Energy moved +11.7%, from $120.01 to $134.01. Holding the 2024 price fixed, the usage change of +3.3% is worth $3.92 a month. The price change of +8.1%, from 19.11¢ to 20.66¢, is worth $10.06 on 2025 usage.
Above the Michigan average
20.66¢ per kWh is above Michigan's 2025 residential average of 20.03¢. July 2026 in the state was 23.05¢, versus 20.55¢ a year earlier (+12.2%). The utility figure is a full year of average revenue. The state figure is one later month. A household that uses more than 649 kWh will not land on $134.01.
One full-service average
1,662,741 residential customers were on Consumers Energy full service in 2025, at 20.66¢ per kWh. That average folds in the customer charge and whatever riders the utility booked as residential revenue. It is not the last block on a tiered tariff.
Reliability order, then an April errata on the revenue deficiency
Michigan Public Service Commission, Case U-21870. On March 27, 2026 the Michigan PSC said it authorized an additional $276,607,000, plus a $21.7 million tree-trimming deferral and a $14.6 million cloud-computing deferral, cutting almost 40 percent of the original request. A typical customer using 500 kWh pays about $6.46 more, or 6.1 percent, effective May 1, 2026.… The rate-case section has the full citation.
Season
Consumers Energy customers average 649 kWh a month in the 2025 filing. Michigan households statewide averaged 635 kWh. Electric heat, a heat pump, or a cold snap sits well above a 12-month average, which is why a January bill and a May bill are not a rate case.
Time-of-use is already on the EIA schedule
EIA's 2025 dynamic-pricing file shows residential time-of-use activity at Consumers Energy, with 1,646,325 residential customers enrolled in dynamic pricing. The expensive window is in the tariff, not in that enrollment count. Shifting a dishwasher or an EV charger only helps if you are actually on that schedule.
EIA-861 2025 and 2024 residential sales · Reviewed October 14, 2026
Rate cases and hikes
decided · Case U-21870
Reliability order, then an April errata on the revenue deficiency
On March 27, 2026 the Michigan PSC said it authorized an additional $276,607,000, plus a $21.7 million tree-trimming deferral and a $14.6 million cloud-computing deferral, cutting almost 40 percent of the original request. A typical customer using 500 kWh pays about $6.46 more, or 6.1 percent, effective May 1, 2026. The company had filed on June 2, 2025 for about $436 million plus a $24.3 million distribution deferral. An April 23, 2026 errata revised the revenue deficiency to $216,903,000. Use the commission's $6.46 and 6.1 percent for the sample bill, and read the errata together with the March news release.
Michigan PSC news release, March 27, 2026 (Michigan Public Service Commission) · Reviewed October 14, 2026
Assistance
LIHEAP is the federal bill program, and the state contact list is the place to start. A Consumers Energy income discount, medical baseline, or budget-billing rule was not retrieved from Michigan Public Service Commission. That offer needs verification.
LIHEAP program · State and territory contacts · Consumers Energy site
The company homepage is linked for navigation. Program rules on that site were not reviewed. Needs verification.
LIHEAP · Reviewed October 14, 2026
How to lower the bill
- Read the kilowatt-hours against this filing's average of 649 kWh a month. If your use is the thing that moved, the dollar total can rise on an unchanged rate.
- On the statement, separate the base energy charge from fuel or rider lines. A rider can move the total in a month when no new base-rate order exists.
- In Michigan, electric resistance heat dominates a winter bill. A heat-pump rate, where one is actually on the tariff, prices that usage differently from ordinary residential service. Confirm you are enrolled before you count on it.
- Start with LIHEAP for Michigan (https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ocs/map/liheap-map-state-and-territory-contact-listing). A Consumers Energy discount beyond that program needs verification.
- 1,646,325 residential customers were already on a dynamic price in the 2025 EIA file. If you are one of them, the window on the tariff is the lever. If you are not, calling the utility to discuss the schedule is the first step, not shifting load you are not being charged extra for.
- If the read is marked estimated, the next actual read can true the account up or down. The tariff rule for that true-up needs verification.
Full service at the 2025 average price
| Monthly use | Estimated bill |
|---|---|
| 500 kWh | $103.30 |
| 750 kWh | $154.95 |
| 1,000 kWh | $206.60 |
| 1,500 kWh | $309.90 |
| 2,000 kWh | $413.20 |
Usage times the average price. At very low use, a real bill is often higher because a fixed customer charge does not shrink. The tariff needs verification.
Questions people ask
Why is my Consumers Energy electric bill so high?
In 2025, Consumers Energy reported 1,662,741 residential full service customers under the EIA name Consumers Energy Co - (MI). Average revenue was 20.66¢ per kWh. The average monthly bill in that filing was $134.01 for 649 kWh. 20.66¢ is above Michigan's 2025 statewide residential average of 20.03¢. In July 2026 the state residential price was 23.05¢, versus 20.55¢ a year earlier (+12.2%). The utility number is a 2025 annual average. The state number is one later month. They answer different questions. From 2024 to 2025, the average monthly bill for full service changed +11.7%. Average use changed +3.3% and average price changed +8.1%. Holding the 2024 price fixed, the usage change accounts for $3.92 a month. The price change, applied to 2025 usage, accounts for $10.06.
What was Consumers Energy's average residential rate?
Using 2025 EIA-861 revenue and sales, the full service average was 20.66¢ per kWh. Average use was 649 kWh a month and the average bill was $134.01. This folds in whatever customer charges and riders the utility reported. It is not the marginal rate on your tariff.
Did Consumers Energy raise rates?
Michigan Public Service Commission Case U-21870 (decided): Reliability order, then an April errata on the revenue deficiency. Separately, the EIA average price moved +8.1% from 2024 to 2025. The annual average and the docket are not the same document.
What bill assistance can Consumers Energy customers ask about?
LIHEAP is the federal program for home energy bills (https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ocs/programs/liheap). Consumers Energy may also offer an income-qualified discount, budget billing, or a medical baseline. The current offer, income cutoff, and how to apply need verification on the utility site and with the state LIHEAP office and Michigan Public Service Commission.
Are data centers why this bill went up?
Large computing load is raising U.S. electricity demand, and regulators can later recover new generation and wires costs from customers. EIA has not published a dollar line that isolates data centers on this utility's residential bill. That pass-through needs verification.