LANSING, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel called out DTE for announcing it wanted a rate increase five days after being approved for a $242.4 million rate hike.

“It’s astonishing.”

Nessel’s office stated that DTE submitted another rate increase request on Feb. 24 to the Michigan Public Service Commission. The AG’s office said it wasn’t known how much the new rate increase would be, the utility had wanted a $574 million rate hike in its previous request when it was approved for the $242.4 million.

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“It’s astonishing that our current system allows DTE to announce their next rate hike case less than one week after locking in a $242 million rate hike, all while the utility projects record profits,” Nessel said in a press release. “How many times are Michigan families expected to reach deeper into their pockets to bankroll record profits and shareholder dividends for DTE and Consumers Energy’s Wall Street investors, while reliability and affordability remain out of reach? The Michigan Public Service Commission must wake up to the impacts their constant rate hike approvals are having on utility ratepayers across our state.”

 

 

According to Nessel’s office, DTE has been approved for more than $1 billion in annual revenue increases since 2020. The utility serves 2.3 million electric customers in Southeast Michigan. In addition, DTE’s natural gas company serves 1.3 million customers in Michigan.

DTE released a statement.

The energy company released a statement: “DTE Energy’s recent investments in the electric system resulted in 2025 being the most reliable year for customers in nearly two decades – there was a 60% reduction in the time spent without power on top of the nearly 70% reduction achieved in 2024, with significantly fewer power interruptions and faster restoration when outages do occur,” the utility company stated. “In the face of increasingly extreme weather and to deliver on the commitment to improve reliability, the company must continue to invest to deliver the energy our customers demand and deserve. Our upcoming filing in late April will be the start of a 10-month process – a rate adjustment will not occur until 2027.”