Residential Summer On-Peak Basic Service (RSP)

Consumers Energy Co · Time-of-use · filed 2025

$0.2421per kWh, all in
$2,905a year at 1,000 kWh/mo
$8.73fixed, before any usage
$0.1911utility's actual average

What this tariff charges

Fixed charge$8.73 per month
Export (sell) rate$0.1506 per kWh
StructureTime-of-use
Filed2025-01-01

Energy rates

The charged price is the base rate plus its adjustment. Adjustments carry fuel and rider costs and are frequently most of the bill, so a comparison built on the base rate alone is meaningless.

Period 0

TierUp toBase AdjustmentCharged $/kWh
1 no limit 0.16647 0.06655 0.23302

Period 1

TierUp toBase AdjustmentCharged $/kWh
1 no limit 0.21545 0.06655 0.28200

Period 2

TierUp toBase AdjustmentCharged $/kWh
1 no limit 0.16182 0.06655 0.22837

What it costs at different usage levels

kWh per monthAnnual total Effective $/kWh
500 $1,505.04 $0.2508
1000 $2,905.33 $0.2421
2000 $5,705.90 $0.2377

Effective rate includes the fixed charge, which is why it falls as usage rises. This is a time-of-use tariff, so the result also depends on when power is used; an average residential pattern is assumed. Details →

Consumers Energy Co offers a cheaper tariff at this usage. Residential Summer On-Peak Basic Service (RSP) comes to $1,794.56 a year against this one's $2,905.33 — a difference of $1,111. Eligibility rules may apply; check with the utility.

Rooftop solar on this tariff

A 7 kW system costing $21,000 before incentives would save $1,792 a year on this tariff, paying back in 12 years. No federal tax credit is included: Section 25D ended on December 31, 2025.

sell rate filed with the tariff ($0.1506/kWh). Compare across this state →

The utility's own description

Subject to any restrictions, this rate is available to any Full Service Customer desiring electric service for any usual residential use in: (i) private family dwellings; (ii) tourist homes, rooming houses, dormitories, nursing homes and other similarly occupied buildings containing sleeping accommodations for up to six persons; or (iii) existing multifamily dwellings containing up to four households served through a single meter. Service for single-phase or three-phase equipment may be included under this rate, provided the individual capacity of such equipment does not exceed 3 hp or 3 kW, nor does the total connected load of the home exceed 10 kW, without the specific consent of the Company.

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