As of late Friday afternoon, Consumers Energy workers were in the process of relighting customers’ pilot lights after a natural gas leak in the Hastings area affected nearly 4,500 customers. This work to restore service will continue Friday night and resume Saturday morning. The goal is to restore service to most customers by the end of the weekend.

Workers will knock on doors and request permission to enter to relight pilot lights for furnaces and appliances inside. If a customer is not present, the worker will leave a door tag with instructions to contact Consumers Energy at 800-477-5050 to schedule a time for the relighting to take place.