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Consumers Energy Smart Hours

Selecting one of these encoded periods in a CalcuRiver calculator changes the actual calculation. The state average remains visible beside it as a benchmark.

State benchmark23.05¢/kWhEIA statewide residential average
Featured utility period19.7¢/kWhSmart Hours summer off-peak

Encoded tariff periods

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19.7¢/kWhSummer · Off-peakOutside weekday 2–7 p.m.
24.5¢/kWhSummer · On-peakWeekdays 2–7 p.m.
17.4¢/kWhWinter · Off-peakOutside weekday 2–7 p.m.
19¢/kWhWinter · On-peakWeekdays 2–7 p.m.
SeasonPeriodHoursEnergy priceBoundary
SummerOff-peakOutside weekday 2–7 p.m.19.7¢/kWhRounded to nearest tenth; surcharges and taxes excluded.
SummerOn-peakWeekdays 2–7 p.m.24.5¢/kWhRounded to nearest tenth; surcharges and taxes excluded.
WinterOff-peakOutside weekday 2–7 p.m.17.4¢/kWhRounded to nearest tenth; surcharges and taxes excluded.
WinterOn-peakWeekdays 2–7 p.m.19¢/kWhRounded to nearest tenth; surcharges and taxes excluded.

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

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

This tariff snapshot is versioned and source-attributed. When a verified rate changes, CalcuRiver keeps this version in history and adds a new one instead of silently overwriting it.

Official source

Consumers Energy official Smart Hours page

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Effective/source status: 2026 current page. Reviewed Sep 28, 2026.

Automatic TOU schedule

This plan is connected to CalcuRiver’s v0.5.3 usage-time engine. A date/time or recurring charging window can be resolved through America/Detroit into the verified season, weekday/weekend/holiday rule and versioned tariff period. Schedule status: complete. EV charging windows are split across all applicable TOU periods and returned with an inspectable weighted-rate breakdown.

plan context

Plan vs. Michigan benchmark

State benchmark23.05¢/kWh
Lowest encoded period17.40¢/kWh
Highest encoded period24.50¢/kWh
Effective from2026 current page
Last verified2026-09-28
Plan typeTime-of-use

Encoded periods are used only for the contexts supported by this tariff model. CalcuRiver does not turn one TOU period into a fake all-in monthly bill.

Official source: Consumers Energy official Smart Hours page.