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Consumers Energy Provides $2 Million to Help Qualifying Customers Offset Past Due Summer Bills
Consumers Energy is committing $2 million to help thousands of electric and natural gas customers who qualify to receive timely help to offset past due summer energy bills. Consumers Energy will distribute the onetime assistance payments through two of its community agency partners – The Heat and Warmth Fund (THAW) and The Salvation Army.
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