Consumers Energy Foundation Awards First Scholarships Honoring Fallen Employee: Safe Driving Event Leading Into Holiday Weekend The Consumers Energy Foundation is assisting two men training to become utility line workers as the first recipients of a scholarship honoring an employee killed on the job more than four years ago. Jeffrey H. Creel, a Consumers Energy electric line worker from Bronson, was struck and killed June 22, 2012 by a passing vehicle while he investigated a downed power line near Jonesville. His death has resulted in an increased effort by his friends, family, Consumers Energy and other utility companies to educate the driving public about roadside worker safety, emphasizing the phrase “slow down and go around.” Today’s announcement serves as an important reminder of safe driving for the upcoming Labor Day Weekend, when more than 1 million drivers are expected to take to the state’s highways, said Guy Packard , Consumers Energy vice president of electric operations. “It’s imperative the next generation of lineworkers understands safety is our
Consumers Energy To Pay $1.4M Over Deadly Mich. Gas Blasts – Law360: CMS Energy Corp. subsidiary Consumers Energy, Michigan’s second-largest utility, will pay $430,000 in fines and $1 million to create a natural gas incident response fund as a result of a pair of deadly gas explosions, Michigan state authorities said Monday.
Consumers Energy launching new solar energy program: Consumers Energy is launching a new program that will let customers invest in renewable energy. The new community solar program, called Solar Gardens, is
Ella Sharp Museum looks at Consumers Energy founder William A. Foote with new exhibit: “Foote Prints: The Legacy of W.A. Foote and the Origins of Consumers Energy Company” opens Oct. 29 in the Pyron and Hurst galleries. It marks the 125th anniversary of the signing of a contract between the city and Foote and his partner, Samuel Jarvis, to bring reliable electric street lights to downtown Jackson.
My botty best at summarizing from Wikipedia: Consumers Energy is a public utility that provides natural gas and electricity to 6.7 million of Michigan’s 10 million residents . it is the primary subsidiary of CMS Energy . the company was founded in 1886 and is currently headquartered the company incorporated as Consumers Power Company in 1910 in Maine . it became part of the utility holding conglomerate Commonwealth and Southern . Commonwealth dissolved in 1946, leaving consumers power an independent company . Consumers operated the Big Rock Point nuclear power plant in Charlevoix from 1962 to 1997 . it built the Palisades nuclear plant near south Haven in 1971, which was sold to Entergy . in 1968, Consumer in 1985, Consumers Power formed a partnership with eight other companies to convert Midland’s abandoned nuclear plant into a natural gas-fired power plant . transformation of the plant began in 1986 and was completed at a cost of in 2014, the company announced their second wind farm in Tuscola County with a total investment of $250 million . by 2015, Consumers Energy produced ten percent of its electricity from renewable sources . consumers energy’s trademark in 2018, Consumers Energy became the title sponsor of the August Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway . it opted instead to sell the system to the Michigan Electric Transmission Company (METC) built between 1906 and the facilities are located on the Au Sable River (Mio Hydro, Alcona Hydro, Loud Hydro, Five Channels Hydro, Cooke Hydro, Foote Hydro), Grand River (Webber Hydro), Kalamazoo the plant operated for 35 years, until 1997 when it closed . it was Michigan’s first nuclear power plant and the united states’ fifth nuclear plant . Palisades Nuclear Generating Station was previously owned by Consumers Energy the Cobb power plant in Muskegon; the Whiting power plant on Lake Erie in Luna Pier ceased operating in 2016 . Consumers Energy plans to close its remaining coal plants by 2040 . the company purchases all natural gas that it provides its customers . it serves more than 1.7 million customers through over 27,000 miles (43,000 km) of transmission and distribution pipelines . in 2013, it was fined $1.4 million for its Consumers Energy plans to buy or lease over 100 electric vehicles from GM . the two companies will test new electric vehicle charging technology . Consumers will invest $7.5 million “to encourage the development of EV charging stations across Michigan” Consumers Energy has also worked on early childhood development and education in Michigan . it has also received Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC) compliant certificates for its efforts to promote environmental education .
