We're experiencing intermittent issues with customers checking and reporting outages. We're sorry for any inconvenience & ask that you try again if you receive an error message the first time.
We're experiencing intermittent issues with customers checking and reporting outages. We're sorry for any inconvenience & ask that you try again if you receive an error message the first time.
We're experiencing intermittent issues with customers checking and reporting outages. We're sorry for any inconvenience & ask that you try again if you receive an error message the first time.
We're experiencing intermittent issues with customers checking and reporting outages. We're sorry for any inconvenience & ask that you try again if you receive an error message the first time.
We're experiencing intermittent issues with customers checking and reporting outages. We're sorry for any inconvenience & ask that you try again if you receive an error message the first time.
We're experiencing intermittent issues with customers checking and reporting outages. We're sorry for any inconvenience & ask that you try again if you receive an error message the first time.
Net Metering Reaches Capacity: Consumers Energy stopped accepting new applications for its net metering program on Nov. 19, 2020. To learn more, send an email to EnergyPurchase@cmsenergy.com
Level 1: An eligible electric generator creating 20 kilowatts (kW) or less at a single site. It must also use equipment certified by a nationally recognized testing laboratory to be in conformance with IEEE 1547.1-2020 and the UL 1741 September 28, 2021 edition.
Level 2: An eligible electric generator creating greater than 20 kW and not more than 150 kW at a single site. It must also use equipment certified by a nationally recognized testing laboratory to be in conformance with IEEE 1547.1-2020 and the UL 1741 September 28, 2021 edition.
Level 3: An eligible electric generator creating greater than 150 kW and note more than 550 kW at a single site.
Eligible Electric Generator: A renewable electric generator or methane digester with a generation capacity outlined in categories 1 through 3 above.
Inflow-Outflow: The power supply and distribution components for the cost of electric service. Full retail rate does not include surcharges, the system access charge of other charges assessed on a per-meter basis.
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | |
System Size | ≤ 20 kW | > 20 to ≤150 kW | > 150 to ≤550 kW |
Meter Requirement | Single Meter | Single Meter | Single Meter |
Billing | Net power supply and net delivery charges in addition to other fixed fees | Net power supply and net delivery charges in addition to other fixed fees | Net power supply and net delivery charges in addition to other fixed fees |
Credit | Excess energy credited at power supply rate including transmission. See Tariff chart C.11.3 for more detail. | Excess energy credited at power supply rate including transmission. See Tariff chart C.11.3 for more detail. | Excess energy credited at power supply rate including transmission. See Tariff chart C.11.3 for more detail. |
You can participate in Distributed Generation if:
Please Note: Whenever you make onsite changes that will affect your use, you’ll need to provide additional information and verification about how your annual energy use may change.
For more information, please see our terms and Definitions below.
To get started:
Consumers Energy does not endorse, certify, or recommend renewable contractors. Please refer to MichiganSaves.org for a directory of contractors in your area.
Please do not provide personal information or energy detail to parties that:
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