Michigan AG Nessel pushes back on DTE's $474 million rate hike request
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is once again pushing back on DTE's request for a rate hike after the utility company submitted a $474 million proposal on Tuesday.
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Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is once again pushing back on DTE's request for a rate hike after the utility company submitted a $474 million proposal on Tuesday.
The utility company plans to submit the latest request to the Michigan Public Service Commission on Tuesday, April 28. If approved, a rate change would not take effect until late February 2027.
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is appealing the Michigan Public Service Commission's approval of two DTE contracts for the Saline data center.
An electricity rate hike at Consumers Energy will add an average $6.46 to residential monthly bills, starting in May.
DTE, which provides electricity for much of Southeast Michigan, notified state officials that they are preparing an application for utility rates that take effect in March 2027.
State officials have approved an electricity rate hike for DTE that adds up to $242.4 million in new revenue.
A proposed data center in Saline Township, Michigan, is moving forward after DTE received approval to supply power.
Consumers Energy has asked the State of Michigan to approve another round of natural gas distribution rate hikes.
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A group of protesters is calling on DTE for a more transparent contract process between developers of a major data center project in Saline Township and the utility.
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The Michigan Public Service Commission held its second public hearing in the state on Monday night regarding how electric utilities will meet the future power demand, with the possibility of more data centers in the state.
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Utility companies will need to credit Michigan customers $42 a day to help cover expenses incurred during long-term power outages.
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A rate hike started in April for Consumers Energy electric customers – and the company is already well into the process for requesting its next one.
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Alpena Power Company claims Michigan's ice storm was an "act of God," not subject to automatic billing credit law.
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DTE filed paperwork at the end of February to indicate its plans to request an increase to its electric rates in April.
The approval comes more than a year after the Michigan Public Service Commission granted DTE a $368 million increase in December 2023.
Thanks to a law that passed in 2023 and took effect late last year, the Michigan Public Service Commission has the final say over renewable energy sites.
The results come after MPSC launched an investigation in 2022 amid reports of widespread outages and public frustration.
On Wednesday, several dozen people spoke out against DTE's proposed electricity rate hike during a public hearing at the Michigan Public Service Commission.
The credit is an increase from $38.
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Michigan State University's board approved a new ethics policy 5-3 that lays out consequences for trustees who do not comply, with at least one trustee refusing to sign it and calling it a potential tool for retaliation.
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Officials say 21 cases were reported in the state, with 29% of those cases among children.
Michigan has $176 million in opioid settlement funds sitting unused in local government accounts.
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Teen tobacco use in Michigan is rising again, prompting calls for increased prevention spending.
Angel Martínez hit a tiebreaking triple in the 10th inning, José Ramírez followed with an RBI double and the Cleveland Guardians beat the slumping Detroit Tigers 3-2.
Eastern Michigan University's Esports program is bringing back its summer camps for students, which run through August.
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