Consumers Energy Moving Forward with Effort to Help Customers Power New Renewable Energy Projects

Consumers Energy announced this week that the company is moving forward with an expanded customer-powered clean energy effort after receiving approval today from the Michigan Public Service Commission.

Consumers Energy’s new Renewable Energy Program is designed to enable every household and business to match 100% of their energy use with cost-effective wind and solar power. Landlords, businesses and other individuals can also purchase renewable energy on someone else's behalf through a new effort called Green Giving.

“Consumers Energy is excited to expand customers’ options so more people can power clean energy here in Michigan,” said Lauren Snyder, Consumers Energy’s vice president of customer experience. The new programs will roll out in 2025.

Highlights of Consumers Energy’s proposal:

• More options for large-scale solar and wind – Consumers Energy is removing the cap on its utility-scale renewable energy programs, to move forward with wind and solar projects quickly. The existing large business program is now open for everyone to participate, giving residential and small business customers an option to sign up for utility-scale renewable energy projects.
• Green Giving – This new program will allow subscribers to pass along clean energy benefits to others. This would be a path for businesses, nonprofits, charitable foundations or individuals to share program benefits with friends, family, tenants, staff or to help low-income neighbors in need.

Consumers Energy is Michigan’s largest energy provider, providing natural gas and/or electricity to 6.8 million of the state’s 10 million residents in all 68 Lower Peninsula counties. Consumers Energy’s Clean Energy Plan calls for eliminating coal as an energy source in 2025, achieving net-zero carbon emissions and meeting 90% of customers’ energy needs through clean sources, including wind and solar.

_{Source:  Consumers Energy}

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