DTE Energy

Budget woes hit the Detroit Downriver suburb of Ecorse, following the cougars of Michigan, upgrading the state's power grid and supply and updates on the damage caused by ice storms in the Upper Peninsula.

After the weekend's ice storm and thunderstorms, Consumers Energy reported widespread outages. Consumers spokesperson Katie Carey joined Michigan Public for an update.

The Michigan Public Service Commission has approved a plan to penalize the state's two largest regulated electric utilities up to $10 million if they miss targets designed to improve reliability. The plan will also reward the companies by up to the same amount if they meet or exceed the targets.

The report examined shutoff data for six U.S. utilities, including DTE. It found that in 2024, the company shut off power to delinquent customers more than 150,000 times.

The Michigan Public Service Commission approved a DTE electric rate increase that will amount to about $4.60 more each month on the average residential customer bill.

The Energy Department's conditional loans to DTE Energy and Consumers Energy are part of the Inflation Reduction Act - a law President elect Donald Trump says he wants to repeal.

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The Michigan Public Service Commission has granted a rate increase for DTE Gas. But that’s not the only order its given the utility.

Dana Nessel’s office argues that DTE and Consumers’ Energy are vastly overestimating the amount needed to improve service and reliability for residential customers.

Today, DTE’s track record under the microscope, with a rate hike request under consideration by the state.We’ll talk to a journalist who reviewed all the documents related to the request. Also, writer Erin Craig, whose fantasy novels evoke new worlds in luminous, cinematic detail. Her latest book, "The Thirteenth Child," features a personification of death as a deeply fallible immortal.