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Consumers Energy EV Charging Rates & Electricity Plans

Smart Hours is a year-round time-of-use option with different summer and winter on/off-peak prices.

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Lowest encoded period17.4¢/kWhSmart Hours
Highest encoded period24.5¢/kWhverified marginal energy period
State benchmark23.05¢/kWhEIA · 2026-07
Service areaConsumers Energy electric service territory in Michigan
Featured planSmart Hours
Pricing modelTime-of-use
Last verified2026-09-28
Calculator-ready: verified numerical rate components are encoded for supported calculations. Effective from 2026 current page. Unknown bill components remain excluded rather than treated as $0.
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Smart Hours

Applicable surcharges and taxes are not included in the displayed rounded prices.

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SeasonPeriodHoursEnergy price
SummerOff-peakOutside weekday 2–7 p.m.19.7¢/kWh
SummerOn-peakWeekdays 2–7 p.m.24.5¢/kWh
WinterOff-peakOutside weekday 2–7 p.m.17.4¢/kWh
WinterOn-peakWeekdays 2–7 p.m.19¢/kWh
Calculator boundary. Consumers Energy labels the displayed rates as rounded and excludes applicable surcharges/taxes. CalcuRiver therefore uses them only as a marginal-energy estimate.
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Rate version & freshness

Version IDcr.consumers-energy.smart-hours.undated.v1
Effective from2026 current page
Effective toOpen / no verified end date
Last verified2026-09-28
FreshActive

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Official source trail

Consumers Energy official Smart Hours page

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CalcuRiver review date: Sep 28, 2026.

EV charging cost examples on Consumers Energy

Vehicle-specific pages below apply Smart Hours to each EV’s verified charging-efficiency profile and compare it with the Michigan statewide average.

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How Consumers Energy differs from the Michigan average

Pricing structureTime-of-use / multi-period
Lowest encoded period17.40¢/kWh-24.5% vs state avg
Highest encoded period24.50¢/kWh
State benchmark23.05¢/kWhEIA · 2026-07
Effective from2026 current page
Last verified2026-09-28
Calculator statusCalculator-ready
Featured planSmart Hours

Eligibility / billing boundary: Consumers Energy labels the displayed rates as rounded and excludes applicable surcharges/taxes. CalcuRiver therefore uses them only as a marginal-energy estimate.

The state average is a benchmark, not a substitute for this tariff. A low or high encoded period is a marginal energy price and should not be interpreted as a complete monthly bill unless the page explicitly says whole-bill modeling is supported.

Official source: Consumers Energy official Smart Hours page.

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Current statusMarginal / period only
State benchmark23.05¢/kWh
Usage intentUse one calculator, not separate 500/1000/1500/2000 kWh URLs

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