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      <title>Did You Lose Power From Last Week’s Storms? You Might Qualify for a Credit</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2021 02:00:19 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[According to Consumers Energy, last week's storms caused one of their top 10 outages in Michigan.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/did-you-lose-power-from-last-weeks-storms-you-might-qualify-for-a-credit/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[According to Consumers Energy, last week&apos;s storms caused one of their top 10 outages in Michigan.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/did-you-lose-power-from-last-weeks-storms-you-might-qualify-for-a-credit/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Power Outage Planned For Kent County</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2021 14:29:37 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[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. <a href="https://wgrd.com/power-outage-planned-for-kent-county/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[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. <a href="https://wgrd.com/power-outage-planned-for-kent-county/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>As Temperatures Rise, So Do West Michigan’s Electricity Rates</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2021 20:16:47 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[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. <a href="https://wgrd.com/as-temperatures-rise-so-do-west-michigans-electricity-rates/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[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. <a href="https://wgrd.com/as-temperatures-rise-so-do-west-michigans-electricity-rates/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>West Michigan Police Warn of Power Shut Off Scam</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 08 May 2021 02:03:42 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[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. <a href="https://wgrd.com/west-michigan-police-warn-of-power-shut-off-scam/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[With the pandemic and tax season, it&apos;s wise to be on high alert for scammers. There&apos;s another type of scam we should watch out for involving electricity, West Michigan police warn. <a href="https://wgrd.com/west-michigan-police-warn-of-power-shut-off-scam/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Watch for Low Flying Helicopters This Month</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2021 14:01:27 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[You will see some low flying helicopters around Michigan for the next couple of months. <a href="https://wgrd.com/watch-for-low-flying-helicopters-this-month/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[You will see some low flying helicopters around Michigan for the next couple of months. <a href="https://wgrd.com/watch-for-low-flying-helicopters-this-month/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Michigan Heatwave Breaks All-Time Electricity Usage Records</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jul 2018 15:12:33 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[An all-time electricity usage record was broken three times over four days. <a href="https://wgrd.com/michigan-heatwave-breaks-all-time-electricity-usage-records/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[An all-time electricity usage record was broken three times over four days. <a href="https://wgrd.com/michigan-heatwave-breaks-all-time-electricity-usage-records/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Planned Power Outage for More Than 2K in Barry and Allegan Counties Saturday</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 25 Aug 2017 21:18:36 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Approximately 2,459 Consumers Energy customers in Barry and Allegan counties will be without power Saturday night while crews make repairs. <a href="https://wgrd.com/planned-power-outage-for-more-than-2k-in-barry-and-allegan-counties-saturday/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Approximately 2,459 Consumers Energy customers in Barry and Allegan counties will be without power Saturday night while crews make repairs. <a href="https://wgrd.com/planned-power-outage-for-more-than-2k-in-barry-and-allegan-counties-saturday/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Planned Power Outage for More Than 2K in Kent County Early Saturday</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2017 16:47:07 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[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. <a href="https://wgrd.com/planned-power-outage-for-more-than-2k-in-kent-county-early-saturday/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Around 2,400&nbsp;Consumers Energy customers will be without power early Saturday&nbsp;while crews make repairs, Wood TV8 reports.
The planned&nbsp;outage will start around 2:30a.m. <a href="https://wgrd.com/planned-power-outage-for-more-than-2k-in-kent-county-early-saturday/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Planned Power Outage for More Than 4K in Grand Rapids Early Wednesday</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2016 20:37:09 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[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. <a href="https://wgrd.com/planned-power-outage-for-more-than-4k-in-grand-rapids-early-wednesday/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[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&nbsp;outage will start around 2a.m. <a href="https://wgrd.com/planned-power-outage-for-more-than-4k-in-grand-rapids-early-wednesday/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>How Many Solar Panels Will It Take to Power the World?</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2015 20:47:50 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[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? <a href="https://wgrd.com/how-many-solar-panels-will-it-take-to-power-the-world/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[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&apos;d still have to be connected to the grid, so what&apos;s the solution?
Apparently, not as much (or as little) as you&apos;d think! Or is it? <a href="https://wgrd.com/how-many-solar-panels-will-it-take-to-power-the-world/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Johnnie Walker]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Trimming More Trees Helps Consumers Energy Keep Electricity On [Video]</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2014 18:00:47 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[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 <a href="https://wgrd.com/consumers-energy-increases-tree-trimming-for-safer-more-reliable-electricity-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[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,&quot; said Mary Palkovich, Consumers Energy’s vice president of energy delivery.
&quot;Fallen limbs or trees can cut pow <a href="https://wgrd.com/consumers-energy-increases-tree-trimming-for-safer-more-reliable-electricity-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <media:description xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/">Consumers Energy is increasing its tree-trimming efforts this year. (Photo: Consumers Energy)</media:description>
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      <title>Progress Made on Outages in Greater Grand Rapids and Across Michigan [Video]</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Dec 2013 22:15:32 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[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. <a href="https://wgrd.com/progress-made-on-outages-in-greater-grand-rapids-and-across-michigan-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[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. <a href="https://wgrd.com/progress-made-on-outages-in-greater-grand-rapids-and-across-michigan-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Powering Back Up</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Dec 2013 14:30:10 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[This will remembered as the Christmas without power for many.
FRIDAY MORNING UPDATE: As of 4:30 a.m. Friday, 52,000 Consumers Energy customers were without electricity. Since noon Saturday, the winter storm caused more than 377,000 outages across Michigan.
Among the counties most affected by the outages still are Kent, with 313 customers without power; Barry, 6,754; Ionia, 1,909; Kalamazoo, 187; a <a href="https://wgrd.com/214116/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[This will remembered as the Christmas without power for many.
FRIDAY MORNING UPDATE: As of 4:30 a.m. Friday, 52,000 Consumers Energy customers were without electricity. Since noon Saturday, the winter storm caused more than 377,000 outages across Michigan.
Among the counties most affected by the outages still are Kent, with 313 customers without power; Barry, 6,754; Ionia, 1,909; Kalamazoo, 187; a <a href="https://wgrd.com/214116/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Milhouse]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Power Restoration Continues</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Dec 2013 04:30:26 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Despite some extra efforts, Christmas is a powerless holiday for many in greater Grand Rapids and across West Michigan because of snow, cold and the lingering effects of a weekend ice storm, officials said Tuesday.
More than 152,000 electricity customers of Consumers Energy were without power headed into Tuesday evening. <a href="https://wgrd.com/consumers-energy-continued-power-outages-expected-in-grand-rapids-west-michigan-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Despite some extra efforts, Christmas is a powerless holiday for many in greater Grand Rapids and across West Michigan because of snow, cold and the lingering effects of a weekend ice storm, officials said Tuesday.
More than 152,000 electricity customers of Consumers Energy were without power headed into Tuesday evening. <a href="https://wgrd.com/consumers-energy-continued-power-outages-expected-in-grand-rapids-west-michigan-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <media:description xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/">John Winkelman</media:description>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Rick Martinez]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Power Outages Sock West Michigan; Electricity Out ‘Several Days’ for Some</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 22 Dec 2013 16:38:22 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Ice combined with snow has led to numerous power outages in West Michigan.
Since noon Saturday, more than 175,000 Consumers Energy customers have been affected by electricity outages in Michigan. <a href="https://wgrd.com/power-outages-across-west-michigan-some-may-be-without-power-for-several-days/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Ice combined with snow has led to numerous power outages in West Michigan.
Since noon Saturday, more than 175,000 Consumers Energy customers have been affected by electricity outages in Michigan. <a href="https://wgrd.com/power-outages-across-west-michigan-some-may-be-without-power-for-several-days/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Milhouse]]></dc:creator>
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