Commission sends Consumers Energy subscription plan back for a financial work session
After a staff presentation on Consumers Energy’s renewable-energy subscription options, the commission asked for more comparative pricing analysis and voted 4–2 to send the proposal back to a work session for a focused review of current energy costs, projected pricing and the possibility of excluding 1,000,000 kWh tied to the water-resource recovery facility (WERF).
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City staff presented options for joining Consumers Energy’s Renewable Energy Program and recommended a staggered, multi‑term subscription to balance cost and diversification. The presentation noted the city’s annual electricity usage (approximately 4.7 million kWh year to date) and a current subscription-price estimate of about $0.0064 per kWh (0.64¢), subject to change until a contract is signed.
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