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Consumers Energy Company: what it publishes for small generators (qualifying facilities) under PURPA, field by field, with the source for each. Checked on October 4, 2026.
When this may change: Event-driven: new full avoided cost rates are filed within 30 days of the conclusion of each Consumers competitive solicitation (U-21090 IRP settlement); separately MCL 460.6v requires the MPSC to reevaluate PURPA avoided-cost rates at least every 5 years.
Rates, eligibility and contract terms change: confirm them with the utility or the state utility commission before relying on them.
| Schedule | Rule C18, Standard Offer - Purchased Power (M.P.S.C. No. 14 - Electric, Sheets C-74.00 to C-78.00)Source: michigan.gov: Consumers_14_current.pdf · checked 2026-10-04 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Docket or order | MPSC Case No. U-21090, order dated January 29, 2026 (approved full avoided cost rates from the 2023 RFP / Logan Solar project; Sheet C-76.00). Rate Option 2 forecast sheet C-77.00 and term sheet C-78.00 issued under order dated March 27, 2026 in Case No. U-21870.Source: adms.apps.lara.state.mi.us: 27361 · also: michigan.gov: Consumers_14_current.pdf · checked 2026-10-04 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Effective date | 2026-01-30 Note: Full Avoided Cost Rate sheet C-76.00 effective for service on and after January 30, 2026; Rate Option 2 forecast sheet C-77.00 and term sheet C-78.00 effective on and after May 1, 2026. Rate book compiled sheets issued through May 2026; no later C18 revision found as of 2026-10-04. Source: michigan.gov: Consumers_14_current.pdf · checked 2026-10-04 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Next update | Event-driven: new full avoided cost rates are filed within 30 days of the conclusion of each Consumers competitive solicitation (U-21090 IRP settlement); separately MCL 460.6v requires the MPSC to reevaluate PURPA avoided-cost rates at least every 5 years.Source: michigan.gov: Consumers_14_current.pdf · also: adms.apps.lara.state.mi.us: 27361 · checked 2026-10-04 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Size cap | QF design capacity 1 kWAC to 5 MWAC. QFs at or below 150 kWAC get the Full Avoided Cost Rate regardless of capacity need; QFs above 150 kWAC up to 5 MWAC get only the LMP-based energy options (Rate Option 1 or 2).Source: michigan.gov: Consumers_14_current.pdf · checked 2026-10-04 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Resource types | Any PURPA Qualifying Facility meeting 18 C.F.R. 292.203-292.205 (not resource-specific); full avoided cost rate is derived from the highest-priced solar PPA selected in Consumers' competitive solicitation.Source: michigan.gov: Consumers_14_current.pdf · checked 2026-10-04 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Energy rate structure | Full Avoided Cost Rate (<=150 kWAC): by-year table (2025-2056) of flat $/kWh energy rates by interconnection voltage (<46 kV vs 46 kV) plus a capacity rate in $/ZRC-Year. Rate Option 1 (As Available): actual MISO day-ahead LMP at CONS.CETR node x (1 + line loss factor) less $0.001/kWh admin fee, 15-year term. Rate Option 2 (LMP Energy Rate Forecast): 10-year term, years 1-5 at scheduled on-peak/off-peak forecast rates by year and voltage, years 6-10 at actual LMP.Source: michigan.gov: Consumers_14_current.pdf · checked 2026-10-04 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Energy rates (sample cells) |
Copied as printed: a few labelled cells, not the full rate matrix. The whole schedule is linked below. Source: michigan.gov: Consumers_14_current.pdf · checked 2026-10-04 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Capacity payment | Full Avoided Cost Rate only (QF <=150 kWAC): Capacity Rate $72,012 per ZRC-Year (same value printed for every year 2025-2056), paid on the number of MISO Zonal Resource Credits the QF can supply (nameplate MWAC adjusted by MISO ELCC). LMP options (Rate Option 1/2) carry no separate capacity payment. Note: Sheet C-76.00 column header reads '$/ZRC-Year' while explanatory text on C-77.00 says capacity value is 'in units of $ per ZRC-Month'; value copied as printed. Source: michigan.gov: Consumers_14_current.pdf · checked 2026-10-04 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Contract terms | QF <=150 kWAC (full avoided cost): up to 20 years. QF <=5 MWAC: up to 15 years with Rate Option 1, or up to 10 years with Rate Option 2. Minimum term 1 year; term may not expire before end of a MISO planning period.Source: michigan.gov: Consumers_14_current.pdf · checked 2026-10-04 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Price fixity | Full avoided cost: year-by-year scheduled energy and capacity rates from the tariff table apply for the selected term (up to 20 years). Rate Option 2: scheduled forecast rates for years 1-5, actual LMP for years 6-10. Rate Option 1: actual LMP (variable) for the term.Source: michigan.gov: Consumers_14_current.pdf · checked 2026-10-04 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Schedule link | https://www.michigan.gov/mpsc/-/media/Project/Websites/mpsc/consumer/rate-books/electric/consumers/Consumers_14_current.pdfSource: michigan.gov: Consumers_14_current.pdf · checked 2026-10-04 |
Values are copied as printed in the source. Where a value draws on more than one document, every source is listed, primary first.
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