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.
The Coal Used in the Campbell Plant from Powder River Basin is Significantly Cheaper Even Than Natural GasThe Coal Used in the Campbell Plant from Powder River Basin is Significantly Cheaper Even Than Natural Gas
See https://www.eia.gov/electricity/monthly/update/print-version.php for further information.