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investor-owned utility · EIA utility 60631
Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp.
Average price is revenue divided by sales for the sector and year; it is not a tariff rate. Reliability figures are as reported by utilities to EIA on Form 861 and may use different calculation methods. Annual figures: Form EIA-861 for 2024, final release. Monthly state figures run to July 2026.
Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp. serves 33,252 residential customers in Michigan as an investor-owned utility, according to its 2024 Form EIA-861 filing, with a service territory that touches 10 counties.
Its average residential price that year was 14.76¢ per kilowatthour, 24% below the Michigan average of 19.30¢ and 10% below the US average of 16.48¢. The figure is residential revenue divided by residential sales, so it folds in fixed charges, riders and every rate schedule the utility bills under.
That works out to an average residential bill of $82.79 a month on average use of 561 kWh a month. Across Michigan the average bill was $119.31 on 618 kWh, so a bill gap reflects how much power households use as well as what each kilowatthour costs.
For reliability it reported a SAIDI of 1,082.0 minutes per customer with major event days included and 218.0 minutes with them excluded, calculated under IEEE 1366 standard. The median among Michigan utilities reporting was 261.6 minutes with major event days; this utility's figure is 314% above that median.
The average price is up 4.7% on 2019, against up 22.6% for Michigan as a whole, and up 3.7% on 2023. EIA's early release for 2025, which has not been fully edited, shows 17.46¢.
Compared with Michigan, the US and other investor-owned utilities
| Measure, 2024 | This utility | Investor-owned utilities, US median | Michigan | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average residential price per kWh | 14.76¢ | 16.17¢ | 19.30¢ | 16.48¢ |
| Average monthly residential bill | $82.79 | $131.47 | $119.31 | $142.26 |
| Average monthly use, kWh | 561 | 787 | 618 | 863 |
| Residential price change, 1 year | +3.7% | — | +2.4% | +3.0% |
| Residential price change, 5 years | +4.7% | — | +22.6% | +26.7% |
| SAIDI, all events (minutes) | 1,082.0 | 278.7 | 261.6 median | 184.5 median |
| SAIDI, without major event days | 218.0 | 106.5 | 105.0 median | 99.8 median |
State and US prices, bills and use are EIA's own averages over every customer. The ownership column and the reliability columns are medians across utilities with at least 1,000 residential customers, computed on this site from the final 2024 file. Among the 7 filings by investor-owned utilities in Michigan, the median price was 17.43¢. In Michigan this utility's price ranks 23 of 30, counting from the highest.
Average price by year
Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp.Michigan averageUS average
Year by year
| Year | ¢ per kWh | Michigan ¢ | Monthly bill | kWh a month | Residential customers | All sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 early release | 17.46¢ | 20.01¢ | $100.95 | 578 | 33,339 | 2 TWh |
| 2024 | 14.76¢ | 19.30¢ | $82.79 | 561 | 33,252 | 2.1 TWh |
| 2023 | 14.24¢ | 18.84¢ | $79.88 | 561 | 33,235 | 2.1 TWh |
| 2022 | 17.75¢ | 17.86¢ | $106.85 | 602 | 33,078 | 2 TWh |
| 2021 | 16.17¢ | 17.54¢ | $97.04 | 600 | 32,938 | 2.2 TWh |
| 2020 | 14.18¢ | 16.26¢ | $88.31 | 623 | 32,849 | 2 TWh |
| 2019 | 14.10¢ | 15.74¢ | $82.98 | 588 | 32,790 | 1.9 TWh |
| 2018 | 14.51¢ | 15.45¢ | $86.48 | 596 | 32,763 | 890.3 GWh |
| 2017 | 14.83¢ | 15.40¢ | $85.53 | 577 | 32,707 | 887.7 GWh |
Bundled residential service only in the price, bill and use columns. Bill = residential revenue ÷ customers ÷ 12; use = residential sales ÷ customers ÷ 12. EIA describes its early release as not fully edited; it is shown for this utility alone and enters no average, median or rank on this site.
Month by month
Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp.Michigan average
Sales by sector, 2024
| Sector | Customers | Sales | Share of sales | Revenue | ¢ per kWh, bundled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 33,252 | 223.9 GWh | 11% | $33,033,300 | 14.76¢ |
| Commercial | 4,051 | 177.4 GWh | 9% | $19,233,800 | 13.38¢ |
| Industrial | 56 | 1.7 TWh | 81% | $88,349,000 | 6.01¢ |
Customers, sales and revenue count every service type the utility reported (bundled, energy-only and delivery-only). The price column uses bundled service alone, because part-bill revenue would understate it. Sources of energy: 2 TWh in total, of which 26.7% was its own net generation and 1.5 TWh was bought wholesale; summer peak demand 272 MW.
Reliability
Minutes of sustained interruption per customer in 2024, as the utility reported them under IEEE 1366 standard. SAIFI: 1.71 interruptions per customer with major event days, 1.02 without; CAIDI 632.7 minutes per interruption. EIA's Michigan total across all reporting utilities was 470.4 minutes with major event days and 160.1 without. Major event days are storms and similar events that a utility's chosen method sets apart; methods differ, so treat comparisons as approximate. What SAIDI and SAIFI mean.
| Year | SAIDI, all events | SAIDI, no major events | SAIFI, all events | SAIFI, no major events | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 early release | 1,249.0 | 240.0 | 2.46 | 1.20 | IEEE 1366 |
| 2024 | 1,082.0 | 218.0 | 1.71 | 1.02 | IEEE 1366 |
| 2023 | 365.0 | 187.0 | 1.32 | 1.01 | IEEE 1366 |
| 2022 | 799.0 | 286.0 | 2.34 | 1.39 | IEEE 1366 |
| 2021 | 779.0 | 239.0 | 2.15 | 1.50 | IEEE 1366 |
| 2020 | 253.0 | 222.0 | 2.71 | 2.56 | IEEE 1366 |
| 2019 | 723.0 | 238.0 | 2.15 | 1.50 | IEEE 1366 |
| 2018 | 245.0 | 146.0 | 1.16 | 0.91 | IEEE 1366 |
| 2017 | 551.0 | 149.0 | 1.85 | 0.98 | IEEE 1366 |
Counties in its service territory
- Alger County
- Baraga County
- Delta County
- Dickinson County
- Gogebic County
- Houghton County
- Iron County
- Marquette County
- Menominee County
- Ontonagon County
Counties the utility listed on Form EIA-861 for 2024. Listing a county does not mean the utility serves all of it.
Other utilities in Michigan
| Utility | Ownership | Residential customers | ¢ per kWh | Monthly bill | SAIDI, all events | SAIDI, no major events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Peninsula Power Company | Investor-owned | 47,660 | 27.64¢ | $117.40 | 404.3 | 186.8 |
| Alpena Power Co | Investor-owned | 13,763 | 17.43¢ | $91.78 | 284.2 | 57.8 |
| Consumers Energy Co | Investor-owned | 1,657,843 | 19.11¢ | $120.01 | 502.6 | 155.0 |
| DTE Electric Company | Investor-owned | 2,067,779 | 20.13¢ | $122.74 | 483.0 | 159.2 |
| Presque Isle Elec & Gas Coop | Cooperative | 32,446 | 20.99¢ | $93.93 | 234.3 | 234.3 |
| Cherryland Electric Coop Inc | Cooperative | 35,100 | 16.36¢ | $109.78 | 65.3 | 65.3 |
| Cloverland Electric Co-op | Cooperative | 36,086 | 14.37¢ | $93.15 | 534.7 | 384.6 |
| Midwest Energy Cooperative | Cooperative | 30,456 | 19.89¢ | $185.67 | 577.7 | 268.4 |
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Questions and answers
How much does electricity cost from Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp.?
Residential customers paid an average of 14.76¢ per kilowatthour in 2024. EIA derives this by dividing residential revenue by residential sales; it is an average across all rate schedules and charges, not a tariff rate.
How does that compare with Michigan?
The Michigan average residential price in 2024 was 19.30¢ and the US average 16.48¢; Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp. was 24% below the state figure. Among 30 utility filings with a bundled residential price in Michigan, it had the 23rd highest.
What is the average Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp. bill?
$82.79 a month in 2024, on average residential use of 561 kWh a month (annual revenue and sales divided by customers and by twelve). The Michigan average was $119.31 on 618 kWh.
How reliable is Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp. service?
It reported 1,082.0 minutes of interruption per customer (SAIDI) including major event days and 218.0 minutes excluding them, with 1.71 interruptions per customer (SAIFI) in 2024. Utilities calculate these under differing methods, so comparisons are approximate.
Is the Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp. price rising?
The average residential price was up 3.7% in 2024 compared with 2023 and up 4.7% compared with 2019. EIA's early, not fully edited release for 2025 shows 17.46¢.
Which counties does Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp. serve?
Its Form EIA-861 service territory lists 10 counties, including Alger County, MI, Baraga County, MI, Delta County, MI, Dickinson County, MI, Gogebic County, MI and Houghton County, MI. A county can appear in several utilities' territories.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration. Annual figures are from Form EIA-861 (sales to ultimate customers, reliability, operational data and service territory files), final release for 2024, respondent "Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp.", utility number 60631; the 2025 row is from EIA's early release. Monthly utility figures are from the Form EIA-861M sample. State and US averages are from the Form EIA-861M sales and revenue workbook, published through July 2026. All are US government works in the public domain. Page built 1 Oct 2026. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections. For tariffs and rate schedules, consult the utility or the state utility commission.