PURPOSE
The City of Charlevoix Electric System serves about 4,500 customers in the City and surrounding townships including parts of Charlevoix, Eveline, Hayes, and Marion Townships. The system consists of two substations with roughly 2,000 power poles and well over 50 miles of electric wires. The City owns a small portion of the Belle River Plant with Detroit Edison, a small portion of the Campbell Plant with Consumers Energy, a small portion of a Gas Turbine plant in Kalkaska, and gets its remaining power from various plants in the City of Lansing through the Michigan Public Power Agency Power Pool.

Current Electric Rates
Direct Payment of Utility Bills
Service Call Phone Numbers for Utilities
Water Quality Statement
Utility Bill Power Cost Adjustment PCA
General Shut Off Rules for Electric Service

Electric Utility - Energy Optimization Rebate
As part of the Energy Optimization Plan the City of Charlevoix Electric Department is now offering a $30 rebate to City of Charlevoix electric customers to recycle older refrigerators or freezers. The unit must be clean, in working condition, and between 10 to 30 cubic feet. This program is limited while funding lasts, so register soon. Click below for details:
https://www.jacoinc.net/weborder/rebatex.aspx?ProgramID=75&zipcode=49720&lang=en

Electric Utility - Energy Optimization Commercial & Industrial Customers
“As part of the Energy Optimization Program, the City of Charlevoix is offering incentives for energy savings for interested commercial and industrial customers of the City of Charlevoix Electric System. This means that area businesses can be eligible for various rebates for changes to lighting, HVAC, refrigeration units, and any other projects that increase energy efficiency. These rebates are available only on a first come first served basis as funds are limited each year.

The companies on the attached list have registered with the City to partner with area businesses to work on these projects and fill out the necessary forms to apply for these rebates. For further information please contact the following businesses or the Charlevoix Electric Department.”  The forms that are required can be downloaded below: 

PRESCRIPTIVE APPLICATION FOR NON-LIGHTING MEASURES FOR BUSINESS CUSTOMERS

PRESCRIPTIVE APPLICATION FOR LIGHTING MEASURES FOR BUSINESS CUSTOMERS

CUSTOM APPLICATION FOR BUSINESS CUSTOMERS