Consumers Energy Will Carry out Upgrades to Improve Electric Reliability
Consumers Energy has received approval from the Michigan Public Service Commission to implement its Reliability Roadmap, focusing on improving electric service reliability for nearly 2 million customers.
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Consumers Energy has received approval from the Michigan Public Service Commission to implement its Reliability Roadmap, focusing on improving electric service reliability for nearly 2 million customers. The company will undertake an aggressive tree-clearing initiative along 8,000 miles of power lines, addressing the primary cause of power outages.
The comprehensive plan includes infrastructure upgrades and proactive maintenance to enhance grid reliability and reduce costs. The company will also increase technology investments to improve outage detection and response times. As Michigan's largest energy provider, Consumers Energy serves 6.8 million residents across 68 Lower Peninsula counties with natural gas and electricity services.
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- MPSC approval received for grid reliability improvements
- Comprehensive infrastructure upgrade plan to enhance service reliability
- Implementation of advanced technology for faster outage detection and response
- Large-scale preventive maintenance initiative covering 8,000 miles of power lines
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- Significant tree-clearing operations may increase short-term maintenance costs
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Ruling Helps Company to Clear Trees from Power Lines, Strengthen Grid
"We plan to roll up our sleeves and accelerate building the electric grid for the next generation," said Greg Salisbury, Consumers Energy's vice president of electric grid design. "We want our neighbors to know we will be working every day to make our system more reliable and more resilient to keep the lights on, even after the worst storms."
Consumers Energy today received approval from the Michigan Public Service Commission to perform line clearing work that directly improves electric reliability. Trees are the #1 cause of power outages, and the company this year will clear trees along 8,000 miles of lines.
Consumers Energy also will create a modern, stronger and more resilient power grid in other ways:
- Infrastructure upgrades and proactive maintenance planning to find, fix and prevent issues to help the grid's reliability and lower costs.
- More technology investments to detect and respond more quickly to power outages.
"We know our customers are counting on us to deliver energy more reliably. Today's plan approval gives us more resources to do important work that affects people directly," said Chris Laird, Consumers Energy's vice president of electric operations. "When you see Consumers Energy crews working on a clear day, that means they're making the grid more prepared to withstand bad weather on the worst days."
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