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Environment

We are committed to helping to protect the environment and driving progress toward a clean and equitable energy future. Consumers Energy has set the following planet goals for the five-year period 2023 through 2027:

  • to enhance, restore, or protect 6,500 acres of land through 2027; Consumers has enhanced, restored, or protected more than 5,000 acres of land towards this goal.
  • to reduce water usage by 1.7 billion gallons through 2027; Consumers has reduced water usage by more than 1.3 billion gallons towards this goal.
  • to annually divert a minimum of 90 percent of waste from landfills (through waste reduction, recycling, and reuse); during 2024, Consumers’ rate of waste diverted from landfills was 92 percent.

These ambitious goals and achievements reflect our commitment to deliver a safe, reliable, affordable, clean, and equitable energy future for Michigan.



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Water

Here in the Great Lakes State, we love our lakes, rivers and streams. We’re beachgoers, anglers and stone skippers. We work to keep this precious resource thriving so you can enjoy our fresh and abundant waters for many seasons to come.

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Land

Call us nature lovers. Our foresters and arborists work to preserve and restore our lands. They protect the woods from invasive species and disease, ensuring their vitality. We’ve also planted acres of pollinator habitats across our lands. Many of lands are open for you to enjoy.


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Air

You can smell seasons in Michigan. Spring smells like lilacs and apple blossoms and autumn smells like falling leaves. Clean air makes it possible to enjoy the scents of every season. We’re committed to cleaner air through our efforts to reduce our carbon footprint.


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Waste Management

A cleaner state means reducing waste. We recycle, reduce waste and conserve. Our facilities maintain centralized waste-disposal systems so we can track what’s being thrown away. We also recycle soil and construction materials used on field projects.

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Environmental Management

Our environmental policy is a promise to keep our priorities in check. We’re committed to provide you with reliable energy while keeping our environment protected for generations to come. Read more about the ways we work to manage our environmental impact.

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