Electricity in Grand Rapids, Michigan
2 electric utilities serve homes in Kent County, where Grand Rapids is: Consumers Energy and Great Lakes Energy Cooperative. The name of your utility is on your bill. In 2025, the average home bill of these utilities was $128.38 (Great Lakes Energy Cooperative) to $134.01 (Consumers Energy) a month. The Michigan average was $127.17.
- 201,183 people (2025 estimate)
- Kent County
- EIA data, 2025
Electric utilities in Grand Rapids
EIA lists utilities by county, not by city. These utilities serve homes in Kent County. Your address has one utility: its name is on your bill, or type your ZIP code in the utility finder.
| Utility | Homes in Michigan | Average bill 2025 | 1,000 kWh now |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consumers EnergyInvestor-owned utility · bill calculator | 1,662,741 | $134.01649 kWh, 20.7¢ | $214.79 |
| Great Lakes Energy CooperativeElectric cooperative | 123,277 | $128.38632 kWh, 20.3¢ | — |
1 smaller utility with fewer than 1,000 homes is also listed in the county. The average bill is the 2025 average of each utility's homes that bought their power from it (EIA-861); a dash means that its homes buy power from a retail supplier. The 1,000 kWh bill is from the official tariff, before taxes, for the utilities that have a calculator on this site. The Michigan average was $127.17 a month for 635 kWh (20.0¢ per kWh).
Solar power in Grand Rapids
A home solar system on a south-facing roof in Grand Rapids makes about 1,267 kWh a year for each kW of panels (PVWatts, National Laboratory of the Rockies). A 6 kW system makes about 7,600 kWh a year. See what that saves on your utility's rates with the solar savings calculator.
Lower your electric bill in Grand Rapids
- Open your utility above for its average bill, outages and rates, or the bill calculator to check your own bill.
- Help paying your Consumers Energy bill: 9 programs, with who qualifies and how to apply.
- Help paying the electric bill in Michigan: bill assistance, payment plans and discounts.
- Why is my electric bill so high? and the appliance cost calculator.
More about Michigan: Michigan electric rates and all Michigan utilities, business electricity rates and natural gas bills. All cities of the county: electricity in Kent County. Other cities: Detroit, Ann Arbor, Battle Creek, Bay City, Dearborn, Flint, Holland, Jackson, Kalamazoo, Lansing, Midland, Port Huron.
Who provides electricity in Grand Rapids, MI?
2 electric utilities serve homes in Kent County, where Grand Rapids is: Consumers Energy and Great Lakes Energy Cooperative. The name of your utility is on your bill.
What is the average electric bill in Grand Rapids, MI?
In 2025, the average home bill of these utilities was $128.38 (Great Lakes Energy Cooperative) to $134.01 (Consumers Energy) a month. The Michigan average was $127.17 a month for 635 kWh. Your bill depends on your kWh and your rate plan.
utilityratecalc.com is not part of any utility or city government. Sources: Census Bureau city population estimates, Vintage 2025 (the city and its counties); EIA-861 data, 2025 (utilities by county, homes and average bills).