Electricity

We see it daily, trees carved out around power lines. So, why do we keep "planting our future outages" right under lines?

Michigan electric customers will now see automatic credits for certain power outages.

Your electric bill might be going up, but not as much as originally thought.

Isn't that great? *sarcasm*

Doesn't sound like this is something you can "opt out" of this.

Heck, it's better than nothing, right?

Turning up the dial on your thermostat in the fall and winter months is bound to add major coin to your electric bill, so you power through. Unless you live in Utah, and then you really have nothing to worry about, according to new data released this week.

We all know that Flint has faced dire economic conditions for some time, but in Highland Park, Michigan, it has gotten so bad that they can't pay the electric bill. So, they turned out the street lights. Not only did they turn them off, they had them ripped out - bulb, poles and all. In the end, 1,000 streetlights just vanished in the city, leaving it dark except for car headlights, business signs

GENESEE COUNTY, Michigan — There are still 700 Consumers Energy customers in Genesee County without power after the strong winds of the past few days, according to a press release. About 95,000 customers statewide are without power. Crews will continue to restore power throughout the day via 700 Consumers Energy customers in Genesee County still without power | MLive...