electricity

According to Consumers Energy, last week's storms caused one of their top 10 outages in Michigan.

Consumers Energy has stated that nearly 2,500 customers In Kent County will be temporarily cut off. Consumers Energy will shut off power at 9 p.m. on June 26 for about 5 hours.

With temperatures set to flirt with 90 again this weekend, Consumers Energy is reminding customers they will be implementing its summer peak rates beginning today, and that means West Michigan customers of the power provider will be paying higher rates.

With the pandemic and tax season, it's wise to be on high alert for scammers. There's another type of scam we should watch out for involving electricity, West Michigan police warn.

You will see some low flying helicopters around Michigan for the next couple of months.

An all-time electricity usage record was broken three times over four days.

Approximately 2,459 Consumers Energy customers in Barry and Allegan counties will be without power Saturday night while crews make repairs.

Around 2,400 Consumers Energy customers will be without power early Saturday while crews make repairs, Wood TV8 reports. The planned outage will start around 2:30a.m.

Around 4,560 Consumers Energy customers in Kent County will be without power for a few hours early Wednesday while crews make repairs, Wood TV8 reports. The planned outage will start around 2a.m.

How much power do you use every day? How much does the world use? Would it be possible to switch away from fossil fuels and go totally solar powered? Sure, you can cover your roof with panels, but you'd still have to be connected to the grid, so what's the solution? Apparently, not as much (or as little) as you'd think! Or is it?

Consumers Energy is increasing tree-trimming efforts across Michigan this year in an ongoing effort to make delivering electricity safer and more reliable. “Our work to keep electric lines clear is a vital part of our promise to deliver the energy you need, whenever you need it," said Mary Palkovich, Consumers Energy’s vice president of energy delivery. "Fallen limbs or trees can cut pow

Saturday afternoon update: Restoration work continues for Consumers Energy customers impacted by last weekend’s devastating ice storm and those affected by ice melting off trees and equipment from Friday’s and today’s warmer weather. As of 11:30 a.m. Saturday, about 18,000 Consumers Energy customers remained without service, including 3,667 in Barry County and 468 in Ionia County. Since noon Dec.