Overview
- Consumers Energy filed for an additional $240 million in natural gas revenue, which its filings indicate would raise average residential bills by about 8% for its 1.8 million customers.
- Dana Nessel said her office has intervened in the case and will challenge any costs she deems unfair or indefensible to customers.
- This marks the fourth straight year the utility has submitted a gas rate case on the first day permitted under Michigan law.
- The application seeks a 10.25% return on equity, a profit level likely to face scrutiny from consumer and environmental advocates.
- Regulators approved a separate $157 million increase effective Nov. 1 after trimming Consumers’ earlier request, and the new case now moves into hearings and review that point to late 2026 for any additional changes.