Consumers Energy Co. reported that in 2025 it completed nearly 2,700 low- and high-voltage distribution reliability projects in Michigan, including building three new substations and completing seven fractionalization projects. The company said it installed 32,173 utility poles, inspected 26,069 miles of power lines using crews, helicopters and drones, and installed more than 12,000 line sensors. It also reported clearing trees and limbs from more than 8,000 miles of power lines and creating 31 automated technology (ATR) loops with 96 reclosers to reroute power during outages. Consumers Energy stated that despite 20% more weather-driven outage events, its investments reduced customer impacts by 130,000 outages, and improved storm forecasting and planning generated $15 million in savings; it also said 80% of customer rate increases over the past five years funded reliability improvements.

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