CMS Energy revenue, net income rise
JACKSON—Officials at CMS Energy (NYSE: CMS) announced second quarter net income of $136 million or 48 cents a share, up from $93 million or 33 cents a share in the …
CMS buys wind farm, opens charging stations
JACKSON—Two green energy moves Friday by Jackson-based CMS Energy Co. and its subsidiary, Consumers Energy. First, Consumers Energy announced that the first PowerMIDrive fast charging stations for electric vehicles are …
Northern Michigan’s first fast-charge EV station installed
TRAVERSE CITY—Blain’s Farm & Fleet, in partnership with Cherryland Electric Cooperative, celebrated the installation of the first universal DC Fast-Charge electric vehicle station in northern Michigan last week. The two …
Women in tech, utilities, pandemic the focus of July 27 M2 TechCast
ANN ARBOR—The July 27 M2 TechCast will feature wide-ranging discussions on women in technology, utility options available to consumers, and continuing news of the coronavirus pandemic from one of the …
Customer trust in utilities hits all-time high
LIVONIA—Officials at the human behavior analytics firm Escalent announced that customer trust in utilities has hit a historic high due to the industry’s effective response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Escalent’s …
Construction starts on Consumers Energy solar farms
MINNEAPOLIS—Geronimo Energy LLC, a Minneapolis-based subsidiary of London, England-based National Grid Group plc, announced the start of construction activities for two Michigan solar projects whose energy will be purchased by …
CMS Energy net income rises despite revenue decline
JACKSON—CMS Energy, the Jackson-based utility holding company, reported net income of $243 million or 85 cents a share in the first quarter of 2020, up from $213 million or 75 …
Colleges vying for energy efficiency crown in DTE, ESD competition
SOUTHFIELD—Teams of students and faculty from seven Michigan colleges and universities are putting their creative engineering minds together to develop energy-efficient, waste-reducing programs on their campuses. Seven teams have been …
Consumers Energy CEO to keynote renewable energy conference
LANSING—Patti Poppe, president and CEO of Jackson-based CMS Energy Co., will serve as keynote speaker of the Michigan Energy Innovation Business Council’s Eighth Annual Energy Innovators Conference April 22 at …
Consumers Energy taps San Francisco firm for residential battery storage pilot
JACKSON—Consumers Energy, Michigan’s largest energy provider, announced a collaboration with Sunverge, a San Francisco, Calif.-based provider of rooftop solar and home energy management systems, for a Consumers Energy residential battery …