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
Tier
Up to
Base
Adjustment
Charged $/kWh
1
no limit
0.15114
0.06655
0.21769
Period 1
Tier
Up to
Base
Adjustment
Charged $/kWh
1
no limit
0.17737
0.06655
0.24392
Period 2
Tier
Up to
Base
Adjustment
Charged $/kWh
1
no limit
0.21545
0.06655
0.28200
Period 3
Tier
Up to
Base
Adjustment
Charged $/kWh
1
no limit
0.14789
0.06655
0.21444
Period 4
Tier
Up to
Base
Adjustment
Charged $/kWh
1
no limit
0.17024
0.06655
0.23679
Period 5
Tier
Up to
Base
Adjustment
Charged $/kWh
1
no limit
0.17085
0.06655
0.23740
What it costs at different usage levels
kWh per month
Annual total
Effective $/kWh
500
$1,495.68
$0.2493
1000
$2,886.61
$0.2406
2000
$5,668.46
$0.2362
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
$2,886.61 — a difference of
$1,092.
Eligibility rules may apply; check with the utility.
Rooftop solar on this tariff
A 7 kW system costing $21,000 before incentives would save
between $1,175 and $2,093
a year on this tariff, paying back in
10–18 years
.
No federal tax credit is included: Section 25D ended on December 31, 2025.
no sell rate filed, but this utility reports residential net metering - the range spans no export credit to full retail netting.
Compare across this state →
The utility's own description
The Residential Nighttime Savers Rate is voluntary and available for service rendered on and after June 1, 2021 to Full Service residential customers who have the required metering equipment and infrastructure installed. The Company will furnish, install, maintain and own the required equipment at the customers' premises at the Company's expense. This rate is not available for: (i) resale purposes; (ii) multifamily dwellings containing more than four living units served through a single meter; (iii) tourist homes, rooming houses, dormitories, nursing homes and similarly occupied buildings containing sleeping accommodations for more than six persons; (iv) any other Non-Residential usage or (v) customers being served under Rule C5.5 Non-Transmitting Meter Provision.