Consumers Energy

Consumers Energy's Reliability Roadmap: Power Restored to Nearly 90% of Customers in Less Than 24 Hours in 2023

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Tuesday, February 6, 2024
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JACKSON, Mich., Feb. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Consumers Energy announced today that nearly 9 in 10 customers who lost power in 2023 were restored in less than 24 hours -- the result of the company's major upgrades to strengthen Michigan's electric grid.

Key Points: 
  • Michigan's largest energy provider last year unveiled its Reliability Roadmap – a long-term commitment to improve reliability and restore all customers in less than 24 hours, even after severe storms.
  • "We're going to continue following our Reliability Roadmap to ensure the power stays on for homes and businesses that count on us."
  • Consumers Energy operates close to 100,000 miles of electric lines and serves nearly 2 million homes and businesses.
  • Added smart technology including nearly 100 Automatic Transfer Reclosers (ATRs) that help limit the number and length of power outages.

Consumers Energy Issuing Request for Proposals This Month for 13 Michigan Hydroelectric Dams

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Friday, February 2, 2024
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JACKSON, Mich., Feb. 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Consumers Energy announced today it will issue a Request For Proposals (RFP) this month to identify potential buyers for its 13 Michigan hydroelectric dams.

Key Points: 
  • JACKSON, Mich., Feb. 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Consumers Energy announced today it will issue a Request For Proposals (RFP) this month to identify potential buyers for its 13 Michigan hydroelectric dams.
  • Consumers Energy has retained the services of Clear Energy Brokerage & Consulting, LLC, a Grand Rapids-based firm, to design and manage the RFP process.
  • Federal operating licenses for the 13 dams, which sit on five rivers, will begin to expire in a decade.
  • Consumers Energy is Michigan's largest energy provider, providing natural gas and/or electricity to 6.7 million of the state's 10 million residents in all 68 Lower Peninsula counties.

CMS Energy Announces Finance and Electric Supply Leadership Changes

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Thursday, February 1, 2024
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JACKSON, Mich., Feb. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CMS Energy and its principal subsidiary, Consumers Energy, announced today that Tim Sparks, vice president of electric supply, has retired after more than 30 years with the company.

Key Points: 
  • Maddipati is responsible for electric supply operations, generation engineering and electric supply strategy.
  • I look forward to his expertise as we continue leading the company's clean energy transformation and implement the new energy law in Michigan within our electric supply function," added Berry.
  • Sri joined CMS Energy in 2014 and previously served as treasurer, vice president of finance and investor relations.
  • CMS Energy (NYSE: CMS) is a Michigan-based company that has an electric and natural gas utility, Consumers Energy, as its primary business.

Consumers Energy and Consumers Energy Foundation Donate More than $11 Million in 2023

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Tuesday, January 30, 2024
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JACKSON, Mich., Jan. 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Consumers Energy Foundation, Consumers Energy, and its employees and retirees donated more than $11 million dollars in grants, sponsorships and other supportive funding to nonprofits and municipalities across the state in 2023, empowering organizations to better the lives of people in Michigan, to bolster prosperity for communities, and protect the planet. 

Key Points: 
  • Highlights of these significant contributions include:
    Over $755,000 donated by employees and retirees as part of the annual company-wide United Way campaign.
  • The Consumers Energy Foundation is the charitable arm of Consumers Energy, Michigan's largest energy provider.
  • In 2023, the Consumers Energy Foundation, Consumers Energy, its employees and retirees contributed more than $11 million to Michigan nonprofits.
  • Consumers Energy is the principal subsidiary of CMS Energy (NYSE: CMS), providing natural gas and/or electricity to 6.7 million of the state's 10 million residents in all 68 Lower Peninsula counties.

DENSO Works with ESG to Reduce Carbon, Improve Sustainability in Battle Creek, Michigan, Operations

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Tuesday, January 30, 2024
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SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Jan. 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- DENSO, a leading mobility supplier, is working with Energy Systems Group (ESG) to increase the sustainability of operations at its thermal manufacturing facility in Battle Creek, Michigan. Through the collaboration, the leading energy solutions company is replacing and updating compressed air systems at the DENSO site, enhancing its energy efficiency and climate friendliness.

Key Points: 
  • Through the collaboration, the leading energy solutions company is replacing and updating compressed air systems at the DENSO site, enhancing its energy efficiency and climate friendliness.
  • In summer 2024, when updates are expected to be complete, the new systems will begin to help DENSO remove nearly 3,000 tons of carbon dioxide annually from the thermal facility's operations.
  • In April 2023, the Battle Creek thermal facility alongside other Michigan businesses joined the Consumers Energy Business Renewable Energy Program.
  • If interested in growing your career at an automotive and sustainability leader, go here .

Consumers Energy Foundation Planet Awards to Provide $500,000 to Environmental Projects

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Friday, January 26, 2024
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JACKSON, Mich., Jan. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Consumers Energy Foundation is calling on nonprofit organizations across the state to submit letters of intent for the 2024 Planet Awards .

Key Points: 
  • JACKSON, Mich., Jan. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Consumers Energy Foundation is calling on nonprofit organizations across the state to submit letters of intent for the 2024 Planet Awards .
  • Last year, the Consumers Energy Foundation's Planet Awards helped the Nature Conservancy and the Genesee Conservation District protect threatened and endangered species, and create natural spaces.
  • The Consumers Energy Foundation is the charitable arm of Consumers Energy, Michigan's largest energy provider.
  • In 2023, the Consumers Energy Foundation, Consumers Energy, its employees and retirees contributed more than $11 million to Michigan nonprofits.

Consumers Energy Foundation to Award $50,000 for Three Small Towns in Put Your Town on the Map Competition

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Tuesday, January 23, 2024
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"For many of Michigan's small communities, funding for one big project can make the difference for years of business attraction, economic development, and population growth," said Brandon Hofmeister, president of the Consumers Energy Foundation.

Key Points: 
  • "For many of Michigan's small communities, funding for one big project can make the difference for years of business attraction, economic development, and population growth," said Brandon Hofmeister, president of the Consumers Energy Foundation.
  • "The Consumers Energy Foundation is proud to sponsor this competition to help enable creative ideas from passionate community members to give new life to small towns across the state."
  • The Consumers Energy Foundation is the charitable arm of Consumers Energy, Michigan's largest energy provider.
  • In 2023, the Consumers Energy Foundation, Consumers Energy, its employees and retirees contributed more than $11 million to Michigan nonprofits.

CMS Energy to Announce 2023 Year-End Results on February 1

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Thursday, January 11, 2024
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JACKSON, Mich., Jan. 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CMS Energy announced today it will provide 2023 year-end results along with a business and financial outlook at 9:30 a.m. EST on Thursday, February 1, 2024.

Key Points: 
  • JACKSON, Mich., Jan. 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CMS Energy announced today it will provide 2023 year-end results along with a business and financial outlook at 9:30 a.m. EST on Thursday, February 1, 2024.
  • A webcast of the presentation will be available on CMS Energy's website, cmsenergy.com .
  • CMS Energy (NYSE: CMS) is a Michigan-based energy company featuring Consumers Energy as its primary business.
  • For more information on CMS Energy, please visit our website at cmsenergy.com .

Consumers Energy Starts Operating Heartland Farms Wind in Central Michigan

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Tuesday, January 2, 2024
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MIDDLETON, Mich., Jan. 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Heartland Farms Wind in Gratiot County is producing clean energy for Michigan homes and businesses, Consumers Energy announced today.

Key Points: 
  • MIDDLETON, Mich., Jan. 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Heartland Farms Wind in Gratiot County is producing clean energy for Michigan homes and businesses, Consumers Energy announced today.
  • Heartland Farms Wind ― the company's fifth wind project ― features 72 turbines that can provide 201 megawatts of energy.
  • "Consumers Energy is starting the new year by continuing to develop clean energy projects that help us protect the planet," said David Hicks, Consumers Energy's vice president of clean energy development.
  • A team of 15 Consumers Energy workers will operate Heartland Farms Wind from the Gratiot Wind service center in Middleton, Michigan.

Telecommunications Association of Michigan Welcomes Michael C. Rampe as General Counsel

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Thursday, December 7, 2023
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LANSING, Mich., Dec. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Telecommunications Association of Michigan ("TAM") is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael C. Rampe as its next General Counsel.

Key Points: 
  • LANSING, Mich., Dec. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Telecommunications Association of Michigan ("TAM") is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael C. Rampe as its next General Counsel.
  • With an impressive background in telecommunications and utility law, Rampe brings a wealth of experience and strategic insight to TAM.
  • In the role of General Counsel, Rampe will oversee all legal matters for TAM, providing guidance on corporate governance, compliance, risk management, and legal strategy to the association and its member companies.
  • Rampe is joining the association as its current General Counsel, Michael A. Holmes, transitions to the new role of Legal Advisor following 13 years of dedicated service to the association's Board of Directors and member companies.