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Consumers Energy Gas Cost Recovery: $3.34/Mcf (Nov 1 – Nov 30, 2026)

Checked on Nov 12 from gaschoice.apps.lara.state.mi.us.Judy takes no money from energy companies. How we check

The short answer

Today's Gas Cost Recovery
$3.34/Mcf
Next price change: about December 1, 2026 (not announced yet).
Best locked plan
$2.99/Mcf
A locked plan could save you about
$27a year
For a home that uses 77.5 Mcf a year.
Check my Consumers Energy bill free

Free, with no account. No one will call you.

Will changing my price turn off my power?

No. Changing your price never turns off your power. Consumers Energy still brings it to your home and fixes outages.

Consumers Energy still delivers the power to your home and sends the bill. Another company only sets the price.

Cheapest plans that lock your price

For a home that uses 77.5 Mcf a year. Fees included. Cheapest first, one plan per company.

  1. Save about $27 a year

    Michigan Natural Gas, LLC

    $2.99 per Mcf, locked for 12 months

    • $50 fee to cancel
    • No monthly fee
How Judy picks these plans

Plans that lock your price for 6 months or more, for a home that uses 77.5 Mcf a year. Fees are included. Cheapest first, one plan per company. Only plans that cost less than the standard price are shown. The standard gas price changes every month, so the savings are only a rough guide.

Prices come from CompareMIGas (gaschoice.apps.lara.state.mi.us). We check it every 2 hours. Judy looks at more than price: she checks your own bill, fees and where prices are going.

Free, with no account. Judy uses CompareMIGas (gaschoice.apps.lara.state.mi.us). How we get our prices

Judy compared 52 offers for Consumers Energy homes on Nov 12 at 5:27 AM.

Consumers Energy Gas Cost Recovery history

The standard price went up from $2.899 per Mcf in April 2024 to $3.345 per Mcf in November 2026. The highest was $4.223 per Mcf in April 2025.
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Change since last year

A year ago, on November 12, 2025, Consumers Energy's standard price was $3.167 per Mcf. Today it is $3.345, 6% higher.

For a home that uses 6.5 Mcf a month, that is about $1.15 more a month.

Consumers Energy's standard price: $3.345 per Mcf

Price to Compare for November 2026

When does the Gas Cost Recovery change next?

Add Consumers Energy’s price change dates to your calendar (.ics file)

When Michigan’s standard prices change

Updated November 12, 2026

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Consumers Energy’s standard price for each period, newest first
DatesStandard priceChange from the period before
November 1 to November 30, 2026$3.345 per McfDown 1.1%
October 1 to October 31, 2026$3.383 per McfUp 0.3%
September 1 to September 30, 2026$3.373 per McfDown 4.3%
August 1 to August 31, 2026$3.525 per McfDown 1.1%
July 1 to July 31, 2026$3.564 per McfDown 0.6%
June 1 to June 30, 2026$3.586 per McfDown 1.9%
May 1 to May 31, 2026$3.656 per McfDown 4%
April 1 to April 30, 2026$3.809 per McfUp 4.8%
March 1 to March 31, 2026$3.633 per McfUp 22%
February 1 to February 28, 2026$2.977 per McfDown 11.4%
January 1 to January 31, 2026$3.359 per McfUp 2.9%
December 1 to December 31, 2025$3.266 per McfUp 3.1%
Show all 32 past prices
Consumers Energy’s standard price for each period, newest first
DatesStandard priceChange from the period before
November 1 to November 30, 2026$3.345 per McfDown 1.1%
October 1 to October 31, 2026$3.383 per McfUp 0.3%
September 1 to September 30, 2026$3.373 per McfDown 4.3%
August 1 to August 31, 2026$3.525 per McfDown 1.1%
July 1 to July 31, 2026$3.564 per McfDown 0.6%
June 1 to June 30, 2026$3.586 per McfDown 1.9%
May 1 to May 31, 2026$3.656 per McfDown 4%
April 1 to April 30, 2026$3.809 per McfUp 4.8%
March 1 to March 31, 2026$3.633 per McfUp 22%
February 1 to February 28, 2026$2.977 per McfDown 11.4%
January 1 to January 31, 2026$3.359 per McfUp 2.9%
December 1 to December 31, 2025$3.266 per McfUp 3.1%
November 1 to November 30, 2025$3.167 per McfUp 1%
October 1 to October 31, 2025$3.135 per McfDown 2.1%
September 1 to September 30, 2025$3.203 per McfDown 4.5%
August 1 to August 31, 2025$3.353 per McfDown 4.4%
July 1 to July 31, 2025$3.505 per McfDown 4.2%
June 1 to June 30, 2025$3.659 per McfDown 4.8%
May 1 to May 31, 2025$3.844 per McfDown 9%
April 1 to April 30, 2025$4.223 per McfUp 77.2%
March 1 to March 31, 2025$2.383 per McfDown 5.2%
February 1 to February 28, 2025$2.514 per McfDown 0.6%
January 1 to January 31, 2025$2.528 per McfUp 1.9%
December 1 to December 31, 2024$2.48 per McfDown 6.3%
November 1 to November 30, 2024$2.647 per McfUp 4.8%
October 1 to October 31, 2024$2.526 per McfDown 0.6%
September 1 to September 30, 2024$2.541 per McfDown 4.5%
August 1 to August 31, 2024$2.66 per McfDown 5%
July 1 to July 31, 2024$2.802 per McfUp 3.4%
June 1 to June 30, 2024$2.711 per McfDown 0.5%
May 1 to May 31, 2024$2.724 per McfDown 6%
April 1 to April 30, 2024$2.899 per McfOldest price we have

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Questions people ask

Serves much of Michigan's Lower Peninsula.

A Mcf is one thousand cubic feet of gas (Mcf on your bill). Your bill may call this price the Gas Cost Recovery.

What is Consumers Energy's standard price?

It is the price you pay if you never picked another company.

Today it is $3.345 per Mcf. A Mcf is one thousand cubic feet of gas (Mcf on your bill).

Your bill may call it the Gas Cost Recovery.

It is also called the GCR. The state approves it, and the utility makes no profit on it.

It follows the market price of natural gas, so it changes every month.

Is it safe to switch?

Yes. Your gas stays on. Consumers Energy still delivers your gas and sends your bill.

Only the price part of your bill changes.

You can go back to Consumers Energy's standard price later. Check your contract for a fee to leave early.

How do I switch?

Call the company you pick, or sign up on its website. You don't call your utility.

Have your Consumers Energy bill ready. The company will ask for a number from it.

Look for your account number near the top of your bill. Ask the company which number it needs.

The new company tells Consumers Energy for you.

How long do I have to change my mind?

You have 30 days from the day you sign up to cancel for free.

To cancel, call the new company, write to them or cancel online.

What happens when a price plan ends?

When your plan ends, it keeps going at a price that can change each month, unless you pick a new plan.

You can leave that month-to-month price at any time with no fee.

Come back to Judy Saves when the notice comes. We will check your choices again.

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