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2024 Rates

March 1, 2024: Consumers Power, Inc., a member-owned not-for-profit utility, is committed to providing reliable and safe power at an affordable cost.  As a cooperative, our rates are designed not to make a profit, but simply to cover the costs of providing power. We’re proud of our efforts to… Read More

Equifax Credit Checks

October 25, 2023: Beginning October 25th, CPI will be performing an Equifax Credit Check for all members signing up for service. The credit check uses the National Consumer Telecom and Utilities Exchange (NCTUE) information to determine if a deposit is required for service. The credit check is a “soft hit,”… Read More

Unclaimed Capital Credits

Consumers Power is attempting to locate former members of the cooperative whose capital credit checks issued in 2019 and remain unclaimed. These checks are for members who received electric service from CPI in 1991. The capital credit checks of these former members have been returned by the U.S. Post Office as… Read More

Credit Card Payment Update

Effective February 1, 2023, Consumers Power, Inc. will no longer be able to process credit/debit card payments over the phone. Please see the following list of available payment options: SmartHub SmartHub App Pay Now (CPI Website) Interactive Phone Response System (Automated Phone Payment) Drop… Read More

Ice Storm Warning

January 16, 2024: The National Weather Service has issued Ice Storm and Winter Weather Advisories covering CPI Service territory over the next 24 hours. Additional outages are likely to result from the weather activity. Mutual aid crews will remain with CPI to support… Read More