U-21870

Authorizes Consumers Energy Company to increase rates for the generation and distribution of electricity in the amount of $276,607,000 effective on and after May 1, 2026, and grants other relief

Grants the petitions for rehearing filed by the Michigan Department of Attorney General and the Michigan Environmental Council, Citizens Utility Board of Michigan, Sierra Club, and Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., as set forth in the order

Grants the Commission Staff’s September 18, 2025 application for leave to appeal, along with the requested relief therein; grants Michigan Environmental Council, Citizens Utility Board of Michigan, Sierra Club, and Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.’s motion for leave to respond; and strikes the amended return on equity provision set forth in the September 5, 2025 amended scheduling memo, along with any evidence filed in response thereto and since admitted into the record