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Consumers Energy Co - (MI) late fee

Michigan · Investor Owned

Consumers Energy Co - (MI) charges 2% for a residential electric bill paid late.

Percentage fee
2% of the past-due balance
Can disconnect
Yes, for non-payment
Percentile
Higher than 41% of US utilities that charge a percentage fee
Residential customers
1,657,843

Late fees versus bad debt, 2024

Late-fee revenue
$10,175,088 (FERC account 450, Forfeited Discounts)
Written off
$20,209,904 (FERC account 904, Uncollectible Accounts)
Ratio
0.5x

Source: US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, FERC Form 1, accounts 450 and 904 (18 CFR Part 101), retrieved via the Public Utility Data Liberation project. Municipal utilities and most cooperatives do not file Form 1, so no ratio is available for them.

Disconnections in 2024

Disconnections
97,706 for non-payment
Rate
5.82 per 100 residential customers
Final notices
2,612,844
Reconnections
83,480

Counts are disconnection events, not households. Source: US Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-112. See how this compares.

2% (MI PSC max, not compounded); assessed 6+ days late

Source: https://www.consumersenergy.com/residential/account-and-billing/billing-and-payment/about-your-bill

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