Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp.
Investor Owned electric utility · Michigan · #447 of 3,199 U.S. utilities by customers · EIA utility #60631
Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp. is a investor owned electric utility serving 37,420 customers in Michigan. In 2025 it sold 1,740 gigawatt-hours of electricity for $168.52M in revenue, an average realized rate of 9.68¢ per kWh across all customer classes and 17.46¢ per kWh for residential customers. Its reported service territory covers 10 counties. EIA records its activities as: generation, buying transmission, distribution, buying distribution, wholesale marketing, retail marketing.
Customers, sales and rates by customer class (2025)
| Class | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Avg realized rate | Share of sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 33,339 | 231 | $40.39M | 17.46¢ | |
| Commercial | 4,044 | 145 | $22.82M | 15.76¢ | |
| Industrial | 37 | 1,364 | $105.31M | 7.72¢ | |
| Total | 37,420 | 1,740 | $168.52M | 9.68¢ |
Average realized rate = revenue divided by sales as reported on EIA Form 861. It blends fixed charges, demand charges and riders into one per-kWh figure; it is not the utility's tariff rate. Estimated residential bill assumes the average residential customer's actual 2025 usage (578 kWh/month).
Five-year trend
| Year | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Residential rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 36,921 | 1,914 | $163.44M | 16.17¢ |
| 2022 | 37,063 | 1,706 | $182.78M | 17.75¢ |
| 2023 | 37,244 | 1,826 | $138.47M | 14.24¢ |
| 2024 | 37,284 | 1,812 | $138.25M | 14.76¢ |
| 2025 | 37,420 | 1,740 | $168.52M | 17.46¢ |
Reliability (2025)
Average outage time (SAIDI): 1,249 minutes per customer per year
Average outages (SAIFI): 2.46 per customer
Average restoration time (CAIDI): 508 minutes
As reported for Michigan under the IEEE standard, with major event days included where the standard reports them. Lower is better; see the reliability rankings.
Energy supply (2025)
Net generation: 553 GWh
Wholesale power purchased: 1,433 GWh
Winter peak demand: 260 MW
Energy losses: 5.5% of energy handled
Meters & rooftop solar (2025)
Smart (AMI) meters: 99.9% of 38,153 meters
Customer-sited generation (net metering): 104 installations, 0.8 MW of capacity
This utility also reported 66 delivery-only customers (238 GWh delivered) in 2025. Delivery figures are excluded from the totals above because the same electricity is also reported by the energy supplier - see Methodology.
Counties served
Alger, MIBaraga, MIDelta, MIDickinson, MIGogebic, MIHoughton, MIIron, MIMarquette, MIMenominee, MIOntonagon, MI
Other large utilities in Michigan
- DTE Electric Company - 2,290,492 customers, residential 20.25¢
- Consumers Energy Co - (MI) - 1,900,985 customers, residential 20.66¢
- Great Lakes Energy Coop - 135,145 customers, residential 20.32¢
- City of Lansing - (MI) - 98,331 customers, residential 19.44¢
- Upper Peninsula Power Company - 53,997 customers, residential 27.98¢
- Cloverland Electric Co-op - 44,010 customers, residential 14.27¢
- Cherryland Electric Coop Inc - 39,114 customers, residential 17.29¢
- Midwest Energy Cooperative - (MI) - 37,183 customers, residential 19.46¢
All Michigan utilities and rates
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 2025 (filed by the utility; figures as published). Utility #60631 in the EIA frame.