Consumers Energy tells Albion officials trees, grid upgrades and data centers factor into reliability and rates

Jun 16, 2026

A Consumers Energy manager described storm-driven outages, tree trimming and infrastructure investments, outlined state clean-energy goals, and promoted assistance programs and local initiatives such as an Albion tool hub and workforce opportunities associated with potential data‑center load.

The full story

Greg Morgan, an affairs manager with Consumers Energy, briefed the council on reliability work, storm impacts and local investments. He framed safety as a top priority, described recent extreme weather and tornado activity, and said the utility has increased tree trimming and system hardening to reduce outages.

Free newsletter

Sign up to keep reading.

Your free newsletter brings you what your city council, county, and school board discussed and decided.

or
Already have an account? Sign in