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Lower Winter Heating Costs Expected
For Consumers Energy natural gas
residential customers, total savings this
winter could be more than $100, depending
on weather and actual energy use.
Customers also benefit by our underground
storage system, the second-largest in the nation.
The Michigan storage system allows us to buy
gas when it costs less in the summer, for use by
customers during the colder winter months.
Making an Informed Choice
We’re proud to help customers, who have
chosen us as their supplier, save money with low
natural gas prices. The Michigan Public Service
Commission recently created a website to allow
people to compare natural gas prices among
Consumers Energy and other gas providers at
www.Michigan.gov/CompareMIGas.
Meeting Michigan’s
Future Energy Needs
We’re proud to deliver safe, reliable,
affordable, sustainable energy with a
diverse mix of energy sources to
protect Michigan’s environment.
Value for Your Energy Dollar
W
E’RE COMMITTED to providing you stable
Projected Environmental Characteristics of Consumers Energy
Electricity
OCT. 1, 2014 – SEPT. 30, 2015
and competitive
rates
over the long haul.
Annually, your average
daily cost
for electricity
Emissions/Waste
for Fossil
Percentage of fuel
Regional*
and Nuclear Generation
or
natural
gas
is
about
$3
per
day.
Consumers
Energy
type used to produce average fuel mix
EMISSIONS/WASTE
Consumers Energy’s used to generate
Consumers
Regional*
IN POUNDS
PER payment
offers pricing,
rate and
options that
fit with how
FUEL SOURCE total electricity
electricity
Energy
Average
MEGAWATT-HOUR
you use energy and can help you manage your energy
Coal
49.5%
55.0%
Sulfur Dioxide
4.8
7.6
bill. Our most common rate options are below.
Nuclear
21.8%
25.7%
Carbon Dioxide
1,871.7
Gas
19.6%
12.8%
Hydroelectric
1.4%
Oxides of Nitrogen
Residential
1.25
Service
0.7%
Oil
< 0.1%
0.6%
(1) Other
< 0.1%
—
RENEWABLE FUELS
7.4%
5.2%
Wood
2.1%
0.5%
Wind
4.1%
3.4%
Solid Waste Incineration
1.2%
< 0.1%
Biomass
< 0.1%
0.5%
Biofuel
< 0.1%
0.7%
Solar
< 0.1%
< 0.1%
The fuel mix data for the electricity supplied to you by Consumers Energy that appears in this table includes
regional average fuel mix data from Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and Wisconsin as a proxy for the actual fuel
mix of certain electricity purchased by Consumers Energy because the actual fuel mix characteristics of that
purchased electricity could not be discerned. Purchased electricity accounted for 13.91 percent of the electricity
supplied by Consumers Energy during the relevant period.
W
E’RE COMMITTED
to providing
you stable and
competitive rates over the long
haul. We offer pricing, rate and
payment options that fit with
how you use energy and can
help you manage your energy
bill. Here are our most common
rate options.
Electric
RATE
DESCRIPTION
(2) High-Level
Nuclear Waste
2,170.0
0.0069
RS
Residential Service
Percentage of fuel type used to produce
RT
Consumers Residential
Energy’s totalTime-of-day
electricity
DLM
Direct Load Management
RDP
Residential with Dynamic Pricing
RDPR
Residential
with Dynamic Pricing
Coal
Rebate
AR
Experimental Advanced
Renewable Program
Oil
Nuclear
REV 1, 2
Experimental Residential Plug-in
Gas
Vehicle Charging
ProgramHydro
Rates 2.0
FULL SERVICE
0.0083 RETAIL OPEN
1000
2000
1005
1007
N/A
N/A
Regional* average fuel mix
2010
used1010
to generate electricity
1008
Coal
N/A
1015
2015
Nuclear
1020, 1030
N/A
Gas
Renewables
ELECTRIC RESIDENTIAL SERVICE CREDITS (one provision use per bill)
PLEASE NOTE:
Numbers do not
add monthly
to 100 percentcredit):
due to rounding.
Income
Assistance
($7
You may qualify for this credit if you have
fuel mix data was compiled from Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Wisconsin.
* Regional average
a (1)Michigan
Home
Heating Credit or you can ensure your total household income does
“Other” fuel source is the Ludington Pumped Storage Plant.
exceed
150 percent
of the
federal
level.Plant
Youismust
provide
documentation
eve
(2) The high-level
nuclear waste
generated
by thepoverty
Palisades Nuclear
not discharged
to the
environment.
to maintain enrollment.
Senior Citizen ($3.50 monthly credit): You may qualify if you are the principal resid
customer and 65 years of age or older.
Natural Gas Residential Rates
RATE
DESCRIPTION
FULL SERVICE
A
Space Heating
250
A
Without Space Heating
260
A
Master Account
052
A
Gas Customer Choice
752
A-1
Gas Customer Choice Multi
753
A-1
Multifamily Dwelling
251, 480
A-1
Multifamily Dwelling/Master Account
043
NATURAL GAS RESIDENTIAL SERVICE CREDITS
Income Assistance ($11.50 monthly credit): You may qualify for this credit if you h
received a Michigan Home Heating Credit or you can ensure your total household inco
not exceed 150 percent of the federal poverty level. You must provide documentation
year to maintain enrollment in this provision.
Learn more at ConsumersEnergy.com/rates.
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ConsumersEnergy.com/rates.
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