Consumers Energy electric rates and bill calculator

Current Consumers Energy electricity rates

A Consumers Energy bill for 1,000 kWh on Schedule RSP, with all charges, at the rates in effect at our last check on November 2, 2026:

The average price includes the base rates and the riders. See all rates and riders, the example bills and the sources.

Average Consumers Energy bill

In 2025, the average Consumers Energy home that bought its power from Consumers Energy used 649 kWh a month and paid $134.01 a month (20.7¢ per kWh). The average for all homes in Michigan was $127.17 (635 kWh, 20.0¢ per kWh). These are yearly averages from the EIA-861 data of the U.S. Energy Information Administration, at the rates of 2025. See the average electric bill in Michigan and in each state. To turn the watts of an appliance into dollars, use the electricity cost calculator.

For an apartment: with the EIA average kWh of small homes in the Midwest, a 1-bedroom apartment (513 kWh) costs about $114.81 a month on RSP and a 2-bedroom apartment (681 kWh) about $149.31 (November rates, before taxes). See the apartment electric bill at each utility.

Best hours to use electricity on Schedule RSP

The price of one more kWh in each hour of the day, with the riders of the tariff. Green hours are the cheapest, red the most expensive. Move flexible use (laundry, dishwasher, EV charging) to the green hours.

Summer (June to September)

• Off-peak: 22.6¢ per kWh · All other hours from June to September, and all day Saturday and Sunday
• On-peak: 27.4¢ per kWh · 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, June to September (weekday holidays included)

Moving 100 kWh a month from on-peak to off-peak hours saves about $4.79 a month in this season.

Other months (October to May)

• All hours: 20.5¢ per kWh · October to May: one rate for all kWh

See the cheapest hours of other time-of-use plans.

Help paying your Consumers Energy bill

• Consumers Affordable Resource for Energy (CARE) Program: A 24-month payment plan with an affordable fixed bill, monthly bill credits and past-due balance forgiveness.
• Senior Citizen Bill Credits: Seniors can receive a $4.00 credit to their electric bill each month.
• Payment Arrangements: Pay off your balance on a schedule that fits you, with payments split weekly, bi-weekly or monthly.
• Payment Holds: Up to 10 more days to pay your full bill amount. Only one Payment Hold per billing cycle.
• Budget Plan: A consistent monthly payment based on your average bill amounts from the last 12 months, reviewed every four months and balanced after a year.
• Winter Protection Plan: Protection against shut-off and high payments during the wintertime.

See all 9 Consumers Energy bill help programs, with who qualifies, how to apply, state energy assistance and the shutoff rules.

Consumers Energy rate increases

Rate cases of Consumers Energy that are pending or were decided since 2025, from the official documents. The calculator above uses the rates in effect now; a pending request is not in it.

See all pending electric rate increases.

EV charging cost on Consumers Energy

Charging an electric car for 1,000 miles a month (300 kWh) overnight on weekdays adds this much to a 1,000 kWh November bill:

Use your own miles, car and charging time in the EV charging cost calculator.

Solar savings on Consumers Energy

With the solar output of Battle Creek (PVWatts), a 6 kW system makes about 7,715 kWh a year. On a home that uses 1,000 kWh a month, it cuts the yearly bill by:

If each solar kWh replaces a kWh bought at the full price within the month (monthly net metering). A lower credit for the power you send to the grid, or a solar fee, makes the savings smaller. Use your own kWh, city and system in the solar savings calculator.

Consumers Energy rebates

Consumers Energy rebates and energy-saving programs: the page lists appliances, insulation, windows, lighting, water heaters, heating and cooling, home energy audit, appliance recycling, EV chargers, new homes. See also the home energy rebates in Michigan. Checked October 22, 2026.

Consumers Energy outages, payments and customer service

Official links and phone numbers from the Consumers Energy website, checked October 20, 2026. This site is not part of Consumers Energy: for an outage or a question about your account, use these links.

• Consumers Energy outage map
• Report an outage online
• Report an outage by phone: 800-477-5050
• Customer service: 800-477-5050
• Pay your Consumers Energy bill
• Start, stop or move service

If you see a downed power line, stay away from it and call Consumers Energy at 800-477-5050 or 911.

Terms on this tariff: Deferral, Demand response, Distribution charge, Energy efficiency charge, Infrastructure charge, Low-income program charge, Power supply cost recovery (PSCR), Securitization charge, System access charge. See the electric bill glossary.

Do you have your hourly usage file? Compare Consumers Energy plans with your Green Button data.

Why is my Consumers Energy bill so high? Check your bill against Consumers Energy RSP. How does Consumers Energy compare? See the monthly bill comparison.

What does an appliance cost to run on this tariff? Use the appliance cost tool with Consumers Energy RSP.

The rates in this calculator

These values come from the official tariff documents of Consumers Energy. The Michigan Public Service Commission approves these tariffs.

Your bill shows the kWh for each period. Type those values in the calculator. From October to May, all kWh have one rate. Type only the total kWh for those months.

Minimum monthly bill: The system access charge, adjusted for credits, plus any monthly surcharges that do not depend on kWh.

A bill that crosses a season or rate change: the calculator splits it by the number of days in each month, if you type the meter read dates. Rate RSP prices the On-Peak and Off-Peak kWh "between June 1 and September 30" (Sheet D-14.00). Thus the calculator splits a bill that crosses June 1 or October 1 by the days in each month.

Example bills for 1,000 kWh

These examples use 1,000 kWh. Monthly credit (Sheet D-15.00): No credit. Each column uses the rates of the billing month in its heading. In seasons with time periods, the examples use this split: 15% on-peak, and the rest off-peak. This split is only an example. Use the values from your bill. The examples do not include taxes.

Sources and last check

We read each value from the official documents below. The approval column shows the docket, order or advice number that is printed on each sheet. Last check: November 2, 2026.

Values read from the text of the Consumers Energy Electric Rate Book (M.P.S.C. No. 14), as linked from the Consumers Energy rates page that the Michigan Public Service Commission points to: Rate RSP (Sheets D-14.00 to D-18.00), surcharges (D-2.00 to D-5.00), PSCR factors (D-6.00) and securitization charges (D-7.00, D-7.10). The PSCR factor for October and November 2026 (1.456¢) is on the Eighty-Fourth Revised Sheet D-6.00. The October 2026 factor agrees with the MPSC PSCR factor table. Consumers calls RSP the Summer Peak Rate, an update of its standard rate, and says most customers are on it. The renewable energy plan surcharge is $0.00 for residential meters. The one-time IRM reconciliation credit of $0.02 in the May 2026 billing month is not included. The power supply charges change on June 1 and October 1 by date of service; type your meter read dates to split a bill that crosses one of these dates. Consumers does not publish a typical bill with a line breakdown, so the test bills are hand calculations. MPSC power supply cost recovery factors.

Questions about Consumers Energy bills

utilityratecalc.com is not part of Consumers Energy Company or the Michigan Public Service Commission. For the official values, use your bill and the tariff of Consumers Energy.