Consumers Energy wants to raise your electric bills again, this time by $436 million a year.
This follows a $154 million increase just approved two months ago.
If this latest rate hike takes effect in May of 2026, it could increase your electricity bill by 13%, the largest rate hike in decades.
But Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is fighting back, calling this a case of corporate greed.
But can she really stop this rate hike from happening?
Nessel sat down with Local 4 on Wednesday (May 4), responding to her most concerning matter involving the $436 million request.
“Literally everything is concerning about his. They are pricing customers out of the market. We already have people who call us and email us on a daily basis to say, ' I can’t afford to pay my electric bill now. I’m certainly not going to be able to afford it in the event there is another increase.’”
When asked what she could do to stop the latest request to raise rates again, Nessel said she could not predict the future.
“I can never predict what the Public Services Commission is going to do, just like I can never predict what any judge is going to do. All I can do is try my hardest and be the best advocate I can be and present the best case to the Michigan Public Service Commission that we can as to why this rate increase is unwarranted.”
Nessel is vowing to scrutinize the proposal for wasteful spending and protect Michigan ratepayers.
She says customers have yet to see any results from the last rate hike, which occurred a few months ago.
We also inquired with the attorney general about two other contentious topics she is currently working on.
Catch the full interview on Thursday, June 5, 2025, during our 6 p.m. newscast.
