Consumers Energy to retire two coal plants, go 43% renewables by 2040
JACKSON — Consumers Energy announced that it would file an Integrated Resource Plan with the Michigan Public Service Commission to zero out its use of coal as a power source …
Consumers Energy in data center deal with Switch in Grand Rapids
GRAND RAPIDS — Switch (NYSE: SWCH), the Las Vegas-based technology infrastructure provider, announced that it has signed a colocation deal with Consumers Energy, officially selling out 90 percent of the …
Consumers Energy Hits $1B Spending Mark With Michigan Companies Early
JACKSON — Consumers Energy is making good on a five-year commitment to Michigan businesses, announcing today that it has spent over $1 billion in less than a year with employers …
Consumers Customers Can Get Power Outage Alerts On The Go
JACKSON — With stormy weather predicted later this week, Consumers Energy is introducing automatic outage alerts for its 1.8 million residential and business electric customers to provide them with accurate, …
Suniva Powers Solar Project For GVSU, Consumers Energy
ALLENDALE — Suniva, Inc., a Norcross, Ga.-based maker of solar power cells and modules, announced the groundbreaking of Michigan’s largest community solar project, a partnership of Grand Valley State University …
Consumers Energy Hits $1 Billion Michigan Spend
JACKSON — Consumers Energy has achieved its promise to increase its spending with other Michigan businesses by $1 billion over the past four years. The energy provider’s announcement came last …
Consumers Gives MSU $200K For Engineering Residential Program
EAST LANSING — Keeping engineering and technical talent in the state is essential to Michigan’s economic vitality. To help cultivate top graduates for Michigan’s technology workforce, the Michigan State University College of Engineering …
Report Shows Michigan Wind Power Now Cheaper Than Coal
LANSING — Renewable wind energy is now cheaper than electricity from coal, according to the Michigan Public Service Commission’s fifth annual report on the state’s renewable energy standard and its …
Consumers Reports Progress In Protecting Grid From Animals
JACKSON — Consumers Energy reported Monday that power outages caused last year by squirrels, raccoons and other curious animals getting into substation equipment have dropped by more than 50 percent …
Consumers Energy Picks 19 Michigan Homes to Produce Solar Power
JACKSON — Consumers Energy says it continues to support the development of renewable energy in Michigan, working with 19 homeowners to produce electricity from solar panels in the next year. …