Consumers Energy added crews this morning to its response to the pre-July 4 storm that pummeled southern Michigan. Crews will be working around the clock this weekend to restore power and help communities from the Kalamazoo area to Jackson and Lansing to Metro Detroit.

Strong storms cut power to over 180,000 Consumers Energy customers in Michigan, with crews working overnight to restore service.

Thousands across Michigan have been without power since severe storms moved across the state on Friday.

LIMA TWP., MI — Following intense community opposition and local governmental pushback, Consumers Energy has officially abandoned its plans to for a natural gas-burning power plant in Lima Township near Chelsea and west of Ann Arbor.

Consumers Energy will give $270 million to the state of Michigan if the utility is allowed to sell dams to a private-equity company amid opposition.

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced she will intervene in Consumers Energy's proposal to raise rates by about $456 million a year, which would increase residential electric rates by 9.8%.

As the number of people who pay bills in person continues to drop, echoing a wider decline in the use of cash, Consumers Energy is closing its remaining in-person payment offices in West Michigan.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will answer questions and take public comment on the proposed project during a hearing in Holland in July.