Michigan-based electric utility Consumers Energy is committing to powering 200 new electric vehicle charging stations across the state by the end of 2023.
The new wave of EV infrastructure includes 100 fast chargers. The rollout is part of Consumers Energy’s plan to run power to support charging for one million EVs in the communities it serves by the start of the next decade.
It also follows the acceleration by automakers such as GM and Nissan to focus on electric models starting now.
“Michigan was the birthplace of the automobile, and now we’re the hub of the automobile’s next generation,” said Sarah Nielsen, Consumers Energy’s executive director for electric vehicle programs. “Consumers Energy is driving Michigan’s EV transformation, powering charging stations that make it easy to drive EVs across the state and promoting affordable, convenient charging at home that gets vehicles moving every day.”
Consumers Energy has already installed over 1,500 EV chargers for homes, businesses and along roads across the Lower Peninsula. Those include 35 fast chargers that can power an EV battery in a half hour.
“Michiganders and our state’s automakers are showing they’re ready for the next generation of vehicles. Consumers Energy is putting that transformation into high gear by providing clean energy and the resources to help homeowners and businesses make the easy, affordable and clean switch to EVs,” Nielsen said.
Consumers Energy, Michigan’s largest energy provider, is the principal subsidiary of CMS Energy. It provides natural gas and/or electricity to 6.8 million of the state’s 10 million residents in all 68 Lower Peninsula counties.
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