PSC Reports Load, Customer Count Of Each Retail Supplier By Service Area

The Michigan PSC released its calendar year 2019 report on retail electric choice

The report includes, by service area, the MW served and customer count of each retail supplier

Such data starts on page 20 of the report, available here

The report notes that electricity consumption by customers enrolled in Michigan’s electric choice program grew by 46 megawatts in 2019.

As first exclusively reported by EnergyChoiceMatters.com in early 2019, the ability for customers to partake in electric choice resumed at Indiana Michigan Power (I&M, AEP) in 2019, and hit the 10% cap essentially instantly

Choice customers had approximately 2,016 megawatts of electric demand, up from 1,970 megawatts in 2018, while the number of customers participating in the program remained about the same at 5,817, according to the report.

Almost all choice participants were commercial and industrial customers

As of December, approximately 6,447 customers remained interested in participating in the choice program if space becomes available under the 10 percent cap.

The electric choice programs for Consumers Energy Co., DTE Electric Co., Upper Peninsula Power Co., Upper Michigan Energy Resource Corp., and Indiana Michigan Power Co. were at their 10 percent cap throughout 2019; Cloverland Electric Cooperative was operating just below the 10 percent cap.

There were 23 alternative electric suppliers licensed by the MPSC, nine of which served customers.