Consumers Energy

Consumers Energy's EV-oriented rate is Nighttime Savers (tariff code RPM_1050), a three-period time-of-use plan with super off-peak hours from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. on weekdays and all day on weekends. Super off-peak prices land at 16.6 cents per kWh in the winter season (October through May) and 18.7 cents in the summer (June through September), while on-peak hours run up to 19 cents in winter and 24.5 cents in summer. The plan works best for drivers who reliably charge overnight at home and want a single rate for whole-house usage rather than a separate EV submeter.

PowerMIDrive ties the rebates and the rate together. The residential home charger rebate is up to $500, or up to $1,000 for income-qualified customers, and enrolling automatically signs you up for the Smart Charging Incentive that pays up to $10 per month, or $120 a year, for charging in the overnight window. On the commercial side, the same PowerMIDrive umbrella offers up to $5,000 per public Level 2 port, up to $7,500 per workplace site, scaled multifamily rebates starting at $7,500 for two ports on 100 amps, and up to $70,000 per DC fast charger site. Multifamily participants can also earn a $20 per month bill credit in year one for off-peak compliance.

Consumers Energy is regulated by the Michigan Public Service Commission and serves most of Lower Michigan outside DTE's metro Detroit footprint. That means rural and small-city customers, longer driveways, more cold-weather charging losses, and a winter season that runs eight months on the Nighttime Savers calendar. Winter rates are noticeably lower than summer, which matters in a climate where heat pump and resistance heating loads can overlap with EV charging.