Trisha Bloembergen of Consumers Energy's media relations told Channel 3 that the price hike was necessary if Consumers wanted to keep energy outages at a low and keep the prices more consistent
This paperwork that they just filed to the utility regulators looks to increase natural gas rates by $248 million. From our current rates, that’s roughly a 12% price height from what we see on our bills.
Nearly 3,000 line sensors – the most that Consumers Energy has ever installed in a year – and over 100 automatic transfer reclosers (ATRs) are being deployed throughout Michigan.