Is there a consumer energy app?
Beginning today, Consumers Energy customers can report a power outage or find their home’s estimated restoration times straight from their smartphone. A new app is available today for customers with Blackberry, Droid, iPhone, Windows 7 mobile devices and others.
What is an energy alert?
Energy Alerts will help your business stay on top of monthly energy bills. When you sign up, you specify a monthly bill alert amount and we notify you if your bill is projected to exceed the amount you’ve set.
How do I get PGE text alerts?
Get electric outage updates via text, email or phone To sign up for alerts, go to the Profile & Alerts section of Your Account and scroll down to Alert Settings. Set your Outages Alert to “on.”
What are peak times for Consumers Energy?
“On-peak” rate price From 2 to 7 p.m., Monday through Friday, the electricity rate will be about 1.5 times higher than the “off-peak” rate price. “Off-peak” rate price Customers will pay a lower rate price for electricity used outside of on-peak times and during the non-summer months of October through May.
Is DTE and Consumers Energy the same?
Consumers Energy also operates and co-owns (with DTE Energy) the Ludington Pumped Storage Power Plant near Ludington. Built between 1969–73, the plant sits on a 1,000-acre site along the Lake Michigan shoreline.
What happens during a Flex Alert?
A Flex Alert is a call to consumers to voluntarily cut back on electricity and shift electricity use to off-peak hours (normally after 9 p.m.).
What does Flex Your Power mean?
Flex Your Power, which was a central part of California’s response to the energy crisis of 2001/02, was the largest electricity conservation campaign ever conducted in any state in the USA. It helped convince Californians to reduce peak energy use sufficiently to avoid power outages.
What is a PGE Flex Alert?
A Flex Alert is an urgent call to immediately conserve electricity and shift demand to off-peak hours to ease strain on the grid. This usually happens in the evening hours when solar generation is going offline and consumers are returning home and switching on air conditioners, lights and appliances.
What is the cheapest time to run electric?
Electricity is often cheaper late at night or early in the morning, so those will be the times when you can save money on your electric bill. This is because these are typical off-peak hours when not as many people are using electricity.
How do I report a power outage or power outage?
The quickest way to begin the restoration process is online. You can also call 800-477-5050. After reporting, you can use your mobile device or Internet-connected laptop to check your reported power status. If your power is incorrectly being reported as being on, please report the outage so we can prioritize its restoration.
Is your family prepared for a power outage?
Make sure your family is safe and prepared for a power outage. Service interrupted for more than five days (120 hours) during catastrophic conditions (10 percent or more of Consumers Energy customers affected). Service interrupted for more than 16 hours during normal conditions. Service interrupted more than seven times in a 12-month period.
How to use power failure and outage alarm on a Mac?
Power Failure & Outage Alarm on the App Store Open the Mac App Store to buy and download apps. Outage Alarm lets you know when the power is cut. • Can automatically turn on torch (use as an emergency light!) • Connect your device to a power adapter and arm the alarm.
What should I do if my power is out?
Go to a safe location, call 9-1-1, then call us at 800-477-5050. Get more information on each phase of your restoration. Your power should be back on. If this is not the case, please let us know. If your power is not on, please let us know. Once your outage is analyzed a restoration time will be set.