Consumers Energy charges peak pricing between 2 to 7 pm during the summer months: https://www.consumersenergy.com/residential/rates/electric-rates-and-programs/summer-time-of-use-rate?utm_campaign=summertour&utm_source=summerrate&utm_medium=vanity-url&utm_content=summerrate . This is completely unnecessary, expensive and inconvenient. It is the result of a misguided energy agenda which local control could stop.