City of Gladstone electricity rates
City of Gladstone charges an average of 15.62 cents per kilowatt-hour to residential customers, and the average household on its system paid $83 a month using 531 kilowatt-hours, according to its 2024 filing with the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Municipal utility MISO Michigan
Where City of Gladstone sits
It is a smaller system, serving 2,339 residential customers, which means its fixed costs are spread across a narrow base. At 15.62¢ per kilowatt-hour it is one of the cheaper places to buy electricity in Michigan, 29% under the statewide average of 22.01¢.
Its customers use very little electricity by national standards, 531 kilowatt-hours a month against 871 nationally. Dense housing, a mild climate or heating that runs on gas rather than electricity all push consumption down, and any of them can leave a household with a modest bill despite a high rate.
Owned by the city it serves and governed by a local board rather than the state commission. No shareholder return is built into the rate. That matters because a bill is not only the cost of generating electricity: it also carries the cost of the network, and who owns that network changes how it is paid for.
| Rate | Monthly bill | Monthly kWh | |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Gladstone | 15.62¢ | $83 | 531 |
| Michigan average | 22.01¢ | $131 | 635 |
| United States average | 18.44¢ | $155 | 871 |
Utility figures: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 annual electric power industry report, 2024. State and national figures: Electric Power Monthly, May 2026. Methodology
Where City of Gladstone delivers
Its service territory covers one county in Michigan.
- Delta
Rooftop solar on this system
3 residential customers had net-metered solar in 2024, totalling 0.02 megawatts. That works out to 1.3 installations per thousand customers, against a median of 8 across the utilities reporting it.
Adoption is below the national median. A low retail rate reduces what solar displaces, and export compensation set at avoided cost rather than the retail rate reduces it further. What exports are actually worth.
Other Michigan utilities
| Utility | Rate | Bill | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| DTE Electric Company | 20.13¢ | $123 | 2.1 million |
| Consumers Energy Co | 19.11¢ | $120 | 1.7 million |
| City of Norway | 17.06¢ | $92 | 1,995 |
| City of Negaunee | 21.72¢ | $101 | 1,978 |
| City of Crystal Falls | 18.88¢ | $87 | 1,330 |
City of Gladstone rates: common questions
How much does City of Gladstone charge per kilowatt-hour?
An average of 15.62 cents per kilowatt-hour across its residential customers in 2024. That is -29.0% against the Michigan average of 22.01¢ and -15.3% against the national average of 18.44¢. It is an all-in average across every residential rate schedule the utility offers, not a specific tariff.
What is the average City of Gladstone bill?
$83 a month, based on total residential revenue divided by residential customers over the 2024 survey year, at an average of 531 kWh a month. The national average bill is $155 at 871 kWh.
Who owns City of Gladstone?
It is classified by the EIA as a municipal utility. Owned by the city it serves and governed by a local board rather than the state commission. No shareholder return is built into the rate.
Is City of Gladstone expensive compared with other Michigan utilities?
It ranks #18 of the 28 Michigan utilities covered here, counting from the most expensive. Nationally it ranks #345 of 1369.