The new meters will provide online access to energy use data and assist with power outage restoration, starting in 2016.
The company will initially undertake business meter upgrades in the Grand Rapids state followed by residential upgrades in each region.
In 2016, Consumers Energy will introduce its improved outage management system, using outage notifications from the new meters that respond during storms and other power outages.
The company has upgraded electric meters in parts of Allegan, Barry, Grand Traverse, Ionia, Kalkaska, Kent, Leelanau, Mecosta, Montcalm, Muskegon, Oceana, and Ottawa counties.
Consumers Energy will start upgrading electric meters by the middle of this summer in the Flint, Kalamazoo and Boyne City regions.
The Battle Creek, Cadillac, Jackson, Ludington, Saginaw and Tawas regions are due for meter upgrades in 2016, while the Clare, Lansing and Midland areas will have meter upgrades in 2017.
Consumers Energy vice president and chief customer officer Garrick Rochow said: "These upgraded meters are helping us to be more efficient and to control our costs better.
"Providing our residential and business customers with secure online access to their energy use information will help those who are interested to track their energy usage more closely and predict what their bills will be before they arrive."
