[ Upper Michigan Energy Resources / MI ]
Upper Michigan Energy Resources electricity rates in Michigan
NO RATE CASE ON FILE · DATA 2025
change in average rate, 2024→2025
What your bill becomes
Estimated at Upper Michigan Energy Resources's average effective residential rate (17.46¢/kWh, EIA, all charges included). Your tariff, fees and taxes differ.
Rate history 2017–2025
| Year | ¢/kWh | Change | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.83¢ | — | 32,707 |
| 2018 | 14.51¢ | −2.2% | 32,763 |
| 2019 | 14.10¢ | −2.8% | 32,790 |
| 2020 | 14.18¢ | +0.6% | 32,849 |
| 2021 | 16.17¢ | +14.0% | 32,938 |
| 2022 | 17.75¢ | +9.8% | 33,078 |
| 2023 | 14.24¢ | −19.8% | 33,235 |
| 2024 | 14.76¢ | +3.6% | 33,252 |
| 2025 | 17.46¢ | +18.3% | 33,339 |
How this compares
Serves 10 counties in Michigan: Alger, Baraga, Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Marquette, Menominee, Ontonagon.
Questions
Is Upper Michigan Energy Resources raising rates in 2026?
No rate case for Upper Michigan Energy Resources is on file with the Michigan Public Service Commission in our tracker. Its average residential rate moved +18.3% from 2024 to 2025. We check the commission docket monthly.
What does Upper Michigan Energy Resources charge per kWh?
Upper Michigan Energy Resources's average effective residential rate was 17.46¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA-861, revenue divided by sales, all charges included). Michigan's 2025 average was 20.03¢.
How much have Upper Michigan Energy Resources rates gone up in five years?
+23.1% between 2020 and 2025, against +29.5% for Michigan as a whole over the latest five-year window.
How many customers does Upper Michigan Energy Resources have in Michigan?
33,339 residential customers in 2025, across 10 counties including Alger, Baraga, Delta, according to the EIA-861 survey.
Where do these numbers come from?
Rates and customer counts are from the US Energy Information Administration's annual EIA-861 survey; rate-case facts are from the Michigan Public Service Commission docket linked on this page. Nothing here is a utility bill; use it to understand the direction and size of changes.
Sources
- EIA-861 Sales to Ultimate Customers, 2017–2025 (released 2026-10-07)
- EIA-861M monthly state averages through Jul 2026
- NREL utility-by-ZIP lookup (2024)
