Consumers Energy, a CMS Energy Corporation unit, reported completing nearly 2,700 low- and high-voltage distribution reliability projects in 2025. The company said Michigan saw 20% more weather-driven outage events, while its investments reduced customer impacts by 130,000 outages and improved storm forecasting and planning generated $15 million in savings. Project details included building three new substations, completing seven fractionalization projects, installing 32,173 utility poles, inspecting 26,069 miles of power lines, installing more than 12,000 line sensors, clearing trees and limbs along more than 8,000 miles of lines, and creating 31 automated technology $(ATR)$ loops including 96 reclosers. The release also stated that 80% of customer rate increases over the past five years funded reliability improvements.

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