Consumers Energy Reduces Methane Emissions from Michigan Natural Gas System by 20 Percent
- Consumers Energy has successfully reduced methane emissions from its natural gas system by 20 percent since 2012, a significant achievement in their goal to neutralize greenhouse gas impact by the end of the decade.
- Consumers Energy received approval for a $95 million rate adjustment, allowing them to continue reducing leaks and making their natural gas system safer, reliable, affordable, and clean.
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Consumers Energy's efforts to reduce methane emissions in the last decade are equivalent to removing 18,000 vehicles from the road for a year.
Consumers Energy also has replaced more than 600 miles of pipeline that dates back as far as the 1940s. Over one-third of that is made of cast iron, which is more susceptible to leaks than modern technology.
Other major components of Consumers Energy's plan include:
- Replacing thousands of the lines that connect the main arteries of Consumers Energy's natural gas system to homes and businesses.
- Replacing hundreds of miles of the pipeline "expressway" that powers the natural gas system. Last year, we completed construction of the South Oakland Macomb Network and started work on the Mid-Michigan Pipeline this spring.
- Rehabilitating or retiring outdated infrastructure, including transforming our natural gas compression fleet technology to modern, efficient and clean-running equipment. That includes the Freedom Compressor Station in
Washtenaw County , which was upgraded last year.
"Our customers look to Consumers Energy for natural gas, and we take that responsibility seriously in our cold-weather state," Fultz said. "We want people to know we're making our system stronger, safer and cleaner, and we can do that while keeping bills affordable for people who count on us."
Changes to customer bills will take effect in October. The price Consumers Energy residential customers pay for natural gas will continue to be less than the national average this winter.
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