DTE Energy

Over 150 community members packed into the Ann Arbor District Library for the event, which was hosted by the League of Women Voters of Washtenaw County.

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DTE shut off electricity for nonpayment more than 213,000 times in Michigan last year. A new affordability goal could help, but relief could be years away.

In a filing Tuesday, the utility company applied for the increase, less than three months after the utility received approval for a $217 million rate increase request submitted last year.

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Ann Arbor residents are facing off with DTE after the company's poor tree-trimming.

The companies behind the planned $16 billion data center outside Ann Arbor say construction is well underway and they've reached agreements to finance the project.

Tens of thousands of Michiganders were without power Wednesday morning after heavy rain and more than 60 mph winds in the lower half of the Lower Peninsula Tuesday night.

Some details about the data center proposed in Van Buren Township have been floating around for weeks. But the company pushing for it remained a mystery until Google put speculation to rest this week.

DTE Energy customers will pay a little more than 4.5% percent more for electricity, beginning in March. The Michigan Public Service Commission is defending the rate hike in part due to the utility's recent improvements in reliability.