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Michigan utilities pay for networked lighting controls.
DTE Energy and Consumers Energy both list them in their 2026 business programs. We design the system, ship it set up and labeled, and test it.
Programs as of October 2026. We confirm what your utility pays before you buy. Sources
Who pays in Michigan.
DTE Energy's business program pays for networked controls indoors, and pays more when the system is on the DesignLights Consortium's networked list. Reserve the rebate before any work starts. Apartment buildings go through DTE's separate multifamily program.
Consumers Energy pays for networked systems on that same list, in new buildings and existing ones, based on the energy you save. Send the plans before you start. New buildings apply at design.
Efficiency United runs the program for Indiana Michigan Power and a group of smaller city and co-op utilities, and it pays for networked controls too. Get pre-approval before you buy.
The Keilton system we use is on the DesignLights Consortium list. Programs as of October 2026; amounts change every year, and your assessment has the current one for your building.
Upgrading lighting anyway?
Michigan is on the 2021 IECC, with ASHRAE 90.1-2019 as the other path, since April 22, 2025. It's one code for the whole state. It calls for lights that shut off when a room empties, daylight dimming near the windows and, in garages, lights that step down when nobody's there. The controls get tested before final inspection, and we hand the test records to your engineer.
In an existing building, those rules apply when you replace half or more of the fixtures in a space. Michigan's next code, based on the 2024 IECC, is in draft, and the draft drops that half-the-fixtures line.
A sensor in every fixture is the simplest way we know to meet those rules, and the code lists it as one way to comply.
See how a project runs- GaragesStep down when a zone sits empty, and dim near open sides in daylightCovered
- DaylightDim near the windows, all the way to 15%Covered
- ShutoffLights off within 20 minutes of a room emptyingCovered
Ann Arbor and Detroit.
Both cities have larger buildings report their energy use every year: 20,000 sq ft and up in Ann Arbor, over 25,000 sq ft in Detroit. Neither sets lighting rules. Lighting controls cut electricity use, which lowers the number you report.
Your building can be anywhere in the US.
We design remotely and ship the kit set up and labeled by room. A local electrician installs it, and we test on site or remotely.
Questions owners ask.
Do Michigan utilities pay for networked lighting controls?
Yes. DTE Energy and Consumers Energy both pay for them in their 2026 business programs, and Efficiency United does for Indiana Michigan Power and a group of smaller utilities. Amounts change every year, so your assessment has the current one. As of October 2026.
Do I have to apply before I buy?
Yes. DTE needs a reservation and Consumers Energy needs the plans before work starts, and Efficiency United needs pre-approval. Both DTE and Consumers Energy close their 2026 applications at the end of November, so later projects fall into the 2027 program.
Does the system need to be on the DesignLights Consortium list?
For Consumers Energy, yes. DTE pays something for other networked systems and more for listed ones. The Keilton system we use is on the list.
When does the code apply to a retrofit?
Today, when you replace half or more of the fixtures in a space. Michigan's next code may bring that line down, so tell us early if you're planning work.
Can my city set stricter rules?
No. Michigan has one energy code for the whole state.
Tell us about your building.
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