electricity

An investigation into customer complaints found Consumers Energy sent estimated bills, often excessively high, to customers whose electric meters weren't working.

A recap of this year’s unusually fractious Michigan Republican endorsement convention. Two of our favorite recent poet interviews. And, will Ann Arborites create a public power utility and tell DTE goodbye?

DTE service shutoffs among Detroit residents surpassed 200,000 during the pandemic. Outlier Media and ProPublica looked at the numbers. What they found was another case of Detroiters being disproportionately penalized by the systems we all use and rely on.

DTE Energy and Consumers Energy are both working to get power back on for about 400,000 people.DTE reports it has about 89% of power restored, but more…

A new summer pricing program for Consumers Energy customers is now in effect. It's an attempt to shift demand for electricity at peak times.From 2 to 7…

Updated 2:07 p.m. 02/04/2021The Natural Resources Defense Council says the Midwest energy grid operator known as MISO hasn't planned enough interstate…

A new report found Michigan’s energy use changed dramatically during the first few months of the pandemic.In the second quarter electricity use dropped by…

Four Michigan cities may have made a financial mistake that will last decades.Hillsdale, Clinton, Marshall, and Coldwater were among dozens of cities in…

Margaret Lewis is a retired court reporter who lives in a big, older home in Highland Park -- the kind you say has "good bones," because it needs some…

Update: Thursday, January 31 at 4:33 p.m.Consumers Energy says customers should be able to dial up the thermostat if they want, beginning at 10:00 a.m.…