Consumers Energy Company

Have a nice life, Charlie

I’ve often wondered just how much work Charlie MacInnis could possibly get done during the workday. After all, he’d call me up at my desk (mouth full of lunch) and tell me some random story that began with, “Well, one time when I was...

Tags: Teaching and Learning, Nuclear Power, YouTube, Students, Media Industry

Boy, 8, dies after crash involving utility truck

Tags: Accidental Death, Disasters and Accidents, Consumers

Feds propose $3.7 million penalty for for Enbridge Michigan oil spill

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Federal regulators proposed a $3.7 million civil penalty Monday against the Canadian owner of a pipeline that ruptured in 2010, dumping more than 800,000 gallons of oil into a southwestern Michigan river. The U.S....

Tags: Oil Spills, Environmental Issues, Energy Resources, National Transportation Safety Board, Economy, Business and Finance

Help With The Heat

Anchor/Reporter

With temperatures scorching above 90 degrees in West Michigan, community leaders want to makes sure folks stay safe this Fourth of July. Grand Rapids Mayor George Heartwell, along with representatives from the Grand Rapids Fire Department, American Red...

Tags: United Way , American Red Cross, Charity, Conservation, Environmental Issues

More than 200,000 powerless in Michigan amid storms

DETROIT (AP) — Utilities say more than 200,000 homes and businesses across Michigan are without power following several days of thunderstorms and hot weather. DTE Energy Co. says about 175,000 of its customers were without power Thursday morning...

Tags: Weather, Weather Reports

Thousands in Michigan Without Power After Storms

More than 68,000 homes and businesses are without power after storms hit parts of Michigan Wednesday night and Thursday morning. The worst hit area according to a Consumers Energy spokesperson is Genesee County with 32,500 outages. The latest numbers...

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Hundreds Of Customers Still Without Power Around West Michigan

FOX 17 News

Updated numbers from Consumers Energy show that about 7,200 of the company's customers statewide still lacked power Sunday after thunderstorms moved through the state Thursday. Montcalm County was originally the center of power problems in West...

Tags: Electrical Services, Services and Shopping

How hot was it? Enough for utility to set power record

JACKSON, Mich. (AP) — CMS Energy Corp. says its customers cranked up the air conditioning during the heat wave that gripped Michigan last week, sending power use to a record level. The Jackson-based company said Monday that electricity use hit a...

Tags: CMS Energy Corporation, DTE Energy Company

Crews Investigating Cause of Grass Fire

FOX 17 Producer

Investigators are looking into the cause of a grass fire in Grand Rapids. Fire Crews say it started around 3:35 a.m. near U.S. 131 and 28th Street in Wyoming. They say the fire started in a nearby substation, but the don't know what caused it. Crews had...

Warning issued over energy bill scams

JACKSON —  Consumers Energy is warning its customers to be aware of a nationwide utility-bill payment scam that’s made its way to Michigan. Under the scam, a customer may be contacted in person, through fliers, social media or text messages....

Tags: Personal Data Collection, Social Security, Politics, Interior Policy, Barack Obama

Power Restored In Hudsonville After Squirrel Causes Outage

FOX 17 Assignment Editor

Thousands of customers found themselves without electricity thanks to an inquisitive squirrel in Hudsonville at midday Sunday. At 10:03 a.m. Sunday, a squirrel entered a substation, creating a power outage that affected a total of 4,274 customers in...

Scattered Power Outages Centered In Holland and Zeeland

FOX 17 Traffic Reporter

Power outages due to overnight storms affected hundreds of customers in widely scattered areas of West Michigan. A power outage early Friday took out the traffic lights at some Holland area intersections, including along US-31. Scanner traffic indicated...

Tags: Netherlands