Presque Isle Electric & Gas Co-op (PIE&G) Rate Selection Guide
Presque Isle Electric & Gas Co-op (PIE&G) is a nonprofit, member-regulated cooperative serving roughly 35,200 electric and 13,500 natural gas members across nine Northeast Michigan counties. PIE&G deployed OATI's webSmartEnergy AMIoT metering system across 46,000 meters in 2020, exposing hourly usage CSV exports through NISC SmartHub, but offers no Green Button, API, or EDI — third-party access requires written customer authorization and manual delivery.
Market Overview
Member-regulated Michigan cooperative (PA 167 of 2008); board-set rates, no MPSC rate approval, no retail choice.
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Current Rate Schedules
Presque Isle Electric & Gas Co-op (PIE&G), serving northeast Michigan from Onaway, is a member-regulated dual-fuel cooperative whose electric rate book (on file with the MPSC) covers Schedule GS General Service, Schedule LG Large General Service, Schedule LPTOD optional Large Power Time-of-Day, Schedule PSDS Primary Service, and Schedule CBG customer backup generation. Bills stack a monthly Base Fee (formerly 'Availability Charge'), an energy charge, a distribution charge, a Power Supply Cost Recovery (PSCR) factor adjusted annually by the board, and Energy Optimization and Low Income Fund surcharges. As of February 1, 2025, General Service runs $24/month single-phase or $42/month three-phase, with energy at $0.08321/kWh, distribution at $0.04008/kWh, and PSCR at $0.00478/kWh — roughly 12.8¢/kWh all-in before surcharges. PIE&G also distributes natural gas under separate schedules; see the rate books for large power and gas figures.
Effective: February 1, 2025 · Full Tariff Book →
| Schedule | Type | Applicability | Structure | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schedule GS — General Service (Single Phase) | commercial | Single-phase commercial accounts (Tariff Sheets D-10.00–10.02) | $24.00/month base fee; energy $0.08321/kWh + distribution $0.04008/kWh + PSCR $0.00478/kWh; EO surcharge $3.10/meter/month and Low Income Fund $0.87/meter/month | ~$0.128/kWh combined energy+distribution+PSCR |
| Schedule GS — General Service (Three Phase) | commercial | Three-phase commercial accounts | $42.00/month base fee; same volumetric stack as single-phase — $0.08321 energy + $0.04008 distribution + $0.00478 PSCR per kWh; EO and Low Income surcharges apply | ~$0.128/kWh combined |
| Schedule LG — Large General Service | industrial | Larger commercial/industrial loads beyond GS thresholds (Sheet D-11.00) | Base fee plus demand-based billing with energy, distribution, and PSCR components; see the MPSC-filed rate book for current charges | —+ Demand billing applies; see rate book for current rate |
| Schedule LPTOD — Optional Large Power Time of Day | industrial | Large power members opting into time-differentiated pricing (Sheet D-12.00) | Time-of-day energy pricing rewarding off-peak operation; optional alternative to LG — see rate book for current periods and rates | — |
| Schedule PSDS — Primary Service | industrial | Largest loads taking service at primary distribution voltage (Sheet D-13.00) | Primary-voltage delivery with reduced distribution charges reflecting customer-owned transformation; see rate book for current rates | — |
Rate Recommendations by Use Case
Small commercial / main street business
Shops, offices, and restaurants in Onaway, Rogers City, and across PIE&G's seven-county territory fit Schedule GS.
GS bills a simple volumetric stack (~12.8¢/kWh) with no demand charge — predictable for small loads, and three-phase costs the same per kWh with a higher base fee.
- Note the per-meter EO ($3.10) and Low Income Fund ($0.87) surcharges — they add up across multi-meter operations
- Watch the PSCR factor, which the board resets annually to true up wholesale power costs
- PIE&G is member-regulated — rate changes come through the board, not MPSC rate cases
Large facility with shiftable load
Processing plants, large ag operations, and facilities that can run heavy equipment off-peak should evaluate the optional LPTOD time-of-day schedule.
LPTOD is opt-in: if your load can concentrate in off-peak windows, time-differentiated pricing beats the standard LG structure; if not, LG's flat structure is safer.
- Request both LG and LPTOD pricing from PIE&G and model against actual operating schedules
- Verify on-peak window definitions before committing — misaligned shifts erase the benefit
- Ask about demand ratchet provisions on LG before adding peaky equipment
Dual-fuel facility (electric + natural gas)
PIE&G is one of Michigan's few combined electric and gas cooperatives — facilities using both should coordinate accounts under one membership.
Single-cooperative service simplifies billing and data collection, and capital credits accrue on both fuels; gas schedules are separate — ask member services for the gas rate book.
- Consolidate electric and gas under one SmartHub login for unified usage tracking
- Compare gas vs electric economics for heating loads using PIE&G's posted rates
- Capital credit retirements return margins to members — keep your account information current
Cost Optimization Strategies
PIE&G's commercial rates are volumetric with no demand charge at the GS level, so savings center on efficiency, surcharge awareness, schedule selection for large loads, and tracking the annually-reset PSCR factor that passes wholesale power costs through to members.
Efficiency against a ~12.8¢/kWh volumetric rate
For: All GS commercial accounts
Every kWh avoided on Schedule GS saves the full combined energy + distribution + PSCR rate. LED lighting, HVAC upgrades, and refrigeration controls are the dependable levers; Michigan's Energy Optimization programs (funded by the $3.10/meter surcharge you already pay) offer rebates — use them.
LPTOD time-of-day arbitrage
For: Large power accounts with shiftable load
Large power members with flexible operations can opt into Schedule LPTOD and shift consumption to off-peak windows. Grain drying, water pumping, and batch processes are classic fits in PIE&G's rural territory.
Track the annual PSCR reset
For: All member-consumers
The Power Supply Cost Recovery factor trues up actual wholesale costs against the $0.08785/kWh base-rate allowance, set annually by the board with refunds or surcharges as needed. Budget it as a variable component and review board announcements each year.
Meter and surcharge consolidation
For: Multi-meter commercial and agricultural operations
EO and Low Income Fund surcharges bill per meter per month ($3.97 combined), and each service carries its own base fee. Multi-meter operations should audit for services that can be consolidated or retired.
Primary service for the largest loads
For: Industrial loads at new-build or major upgrade decision points
Facilities able to take service at primary voltage under Schedule PSDS and own their transformation pay reduced distribution charges. Evaluate at major expansions or new construction — retrofitting rarely pencils.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How do commercial members access PIE&G usage and billing data?▾
Register at https://pieg.smarthub.coop/ for 24/7 access to bills (PDF), payment history, and the Usage Analysis section, which supports hourly CSV exports. The MYPIE&G mobile app mirrors bill history and usage graphs. For larger extracts, submit a written request to Member Services at (800) 423-6634.
Can I get 15-minute interval data from PIE&G's smart meters?▾
The OATI AMIoT system deployed in 2020 records interval data, and SmartHub offered 15-minute CSV exports until January 2024, when NISC restricted exports to hourly. Today, 15-minute data requires a special request to the utility or the community reverse-engineered SmartHub API (electric-usage-downloader), which is unofficial and unsupported.
Does PIE&G support Green Button, an API, or EDI?▾
No. Green Button/ESPI, Connect My Data, a public API, webhooks, and EDI trading-partner programs are all unavailable or undocumented. Programmatic integration relies on manual authorized requests or the unsupported SmartHub API.
How does an energy consultant get authorized access to a member's data?▾
Obtain written customer authorization stating the data types, account number, and time period, then submit it with your request to Member Services ((800) 423-6634 or PO Box 308, Onaway, MI 49765). Expect manual delivery in 5-15 business days; bulk or ongoing requests may require a data-sharing agreement and NDA, potentially with co-op board approval.
Who regulates PIE&G's rates?▾
PIE&G is a member-regulated cooperative under Michigan PA 167 of 2008, so its member-elected board — not the Michigan PSC — sets rates. The rate book is still published via the MPSC site, and Michigan Admin Code R 460.135 consumption-data rules may apply differently to member-regulated co-ops than to MPSC-jurisdictional utilities.
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