The Michigan Public Service Commission on Tuesday approved a $217 million natural gas rate hike for Consumers Energy that residential customers will see on their bills starting in November.
Customers will see their monthly bills rise by an average of $4.44, or 6.88%.
Consumers Energy originally requested a rate increase of $248 million in December 2024 but later revised it to $217 million.
In June, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel intervened in Consumers Energy’s request for a $436 million annual electric rate increase, three months after a separate rate hike was approved in March.
The public service commission’s decision supports a “careful and thoughtful balance between the modernization of gas infrastructure, the clean energy transition and the need to ensure affordability for customers,” said Commissioner Shaquila Myers.
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