Consumers Energy | Environmental Responsibility

Our environmental policy is a promise to keep priorities in check. That means providing you with reliable energy while keeping our environment protected for generations to come.

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Environment

Leaving It Better: Consumers Energy Protects Bees, Butterflies During Natural Gas Pipeline Project
Consumers Energy is exceeding environmental requirements on the Saginaw Trail Pipeline, replacing 78 miles of aging natural gas pipeline with native grasses and wildflowers to attract bees, butterflies and other pollinators.

Environment

VIDEO | Ottawa County Plant Home to 3 New Peregrine Chicks
Representatives from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Consumers Energy climbed the JH Campbell Generating Complex in West Olive to band three peregrine falcon chicks.

Energy

Consumers Energy: It's Time - Clean Energy Goal
For us, loving Michigan means more than providing power. It means giving Michigan the power to be its best by leading the way in protecting the environment.

Environment

$16 Million Storage System Helps Consumers Energy's Campbell Plant Protect Environment
Consumers Energy recently completed construction of a $16 million concrete tank system to process and collect bottom ash at the Campbell generating plant on the shore of Lake Michigan near Holland. The five-tank system helps protect groundwater and promote beneficial reuse of about 50,000 tons of coal ash generated by Campbell’s three coal-fired units each year.

Environment

Consumers Energy CEO Patti Poppe: Michigan Deserves Clean Energy
Consumers Energy has a track record of doing more than is required to ensure Michigan’s air, water and land are cleaner for future generations to enjoy.

Environment

Amid Transition to Clean Energy, Utilities Tackle Water Conservation
Last month, Jackson-based Consumers Energy pledged to save another billion gallons of water over the next five years beyond the savings seen by closing seven coal plants in 2016. While the goal is part of the company’s broader clean energy and environmental pledge over the next two decades, it also highlights an overlooked aspect of the energy sector: The industry is a major consumer of water.

Green Infrastructure

Consumers Energy Presents Energy Efficiency Incentive Check to Gerald R. Ford International Airport
The Gerald R. Ford International Airport is being recognized for having one of the best and most energy-efficient airports in the region. Consumers Energy presented a rebate check for $151,631 to the Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GFIA) today, as part of the company’s energy efficiency program which is saving the airport energy and money.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

VIDEO | Meet the Consumers Energy Green Team
By reducing their environmental footprint and increasing awareness of recycling and other "green" initiatives, Consumers Energy is bettering the communities in which they live, work and play.

Environment

Consumers Energy Announces Clean Energy Breakthrough Goal: 80 Percent Reduction in Carbon Emissions, Zero Coal by 2040
Consumers Energy and CMS Energy today announced Consumers Energy’s plans to meet Michigan’s energy needs reducing carbon emissions by 80 percent and no longer using coal to generate electricity by 2040. The company also said today that more than 40 percent of the energy produced will come from renewable sources and energy storage by 2040.

Environment

Consumers Energy Ensures Historic Weadock Plant Site is Safe for Reuse
Consumers Energy is keeping its promise to “leave it better” in Hampton Township, a community near Bay City, Michigan, where it closed the historic J.C. Weadock power plant. The energy provider is following through to ensure that the site is returned to “brownfield” status, making it available for potential reuse.

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