MI · gas · U-21806
Closed case·Complete·Authorized
The order supports pipeline replacement and system safety investment while reducing the request by more than 36% and authorizing a 9.8% ROE.
The MPSC authorized a $157.495 million gas distribution revenue increase, below the initial $248 million request. Rates took effect November 1, 2025.
Nov 1, 2025
Not scheduled
Case stage
complete
Filed
Dec 16, 2024
Testimony
Not recorded
Hearings
Not recorded
Briefing
Not recorded
Decision
Sep 30, 2025
Rates effective
Nov 1, 2025
State rules
This docket is a full base-rate review. Selected charges can change on separate schedules without reopening every issue in this case.
Full base-rate review
No fixed recurring interval
A utility files when it seeks a base-rate change. The MPSC's general framework does not impose a common annual or multi-year filing cycle, but it requires a final Commission decision within 10 months of the application.
Rate period: Filing-specific forecast, historical support, and standard rate-case schedules.
Governing rule ↗Between full reviews
Power and gas supply cost recovery
Variable surcharge · annual reconciliation
PSCR and GCR surcharges recover fuel, purchased power, transmission, and gas-supply costs above the amount in base rates. Actual costs are reconciled annually after a prudence review.
Governing source ↗Commission decision
Utility request and Commission-authorized outcome.
| Metric | Utility request | Authorized outcome | Like-for-like difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual revenue increase | $248M Annual utility request | $157.5M Prior authorized observation · Sep 30, 2025 | +$90.51M |
| Rate base | Not available Not captured in current case sources | Not available Authorized value not captured | — |
| Return on equity | 10.25% Prior authorized observation · Dec 16, 2024 | 9.8% Prior authorized observation · Sep 30, 2025 | +45 bps |
| Common equity ratio | Not available Not captured in current case sources | Not available Authorized value not captured | — |
| Residential bill impact | Not available Not captured in current case sources | Not available Authorized value not captured | — |
Prior authorizations, mechanism values, actuals, and company projections are shown separately because they are not default like-for-like case comparisons.
Annual revenue change
authorized · Total company rate-case request or Commission-authorized outcome · Jul 23, 2024
$35M
Common equity ratio
authorized · Common equity in the authorized ratemaking capital structure; equivalent to 50% on a financial basis. · Sep 30, 2025
41.95%
Rate base
authorized · Natural-gas distribution rate base. · Sep 30, 2025
$11,490M
Return on equity
authorized · Natural-gas distribution base rates. · Sep 30, 2025
9.8%
3 events · 2 documents · 2 citations
Material filings, hearings, orders, and effective dates.
Dec 16, 2024
Gas rate application filed
official commission · completed
Sep 30, 2025
Commission order issued
official commission · completed
Nov 1, 2025
New rates effective
official commission · completed
Docket and evidence documents linked to this proceeding.
MPSC order summary for Consumers Energy gas rate case
evidence · primary · Sep 30, 2025
Consumers Energy gas rate application
evidence · primary · Dec 16, 2024
Field-level excerpts and review metadata supporting material facts.
Consumers Energy gas rate application
utility filing · Dec 16, 2024
MPSC order summary for Consumers Energy gas rate case
commission order · Sep 30, 2025
Stage-preserving economics and party positions as published in the canonical record.
| Metric | Stage | Party | Period | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual revenue change | authorized | party-commission | — | $157.5M | |
| Annual revenue change | utility request | party-utility | — | $248M | |
| Return on equity | authorized | party-commission | — | 9.8% | |
| Return on equity | utility request | party-utility | — | 10.25% |