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The Department of Energy extended its 90-day order another 90 days to require Consumers Energy to keep an aging coal-burning power plant running, despite state's assessment it's not needed.

Michigan residential electricity rates are higher than the national average and other Midwestern states, and the state's two largest utilities want more increases.

Consumers Energy, which just began receiving $150 million from its last effort to raise rates, filed the largest rate hike request in about 20 years, for $436 million.

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel says an order for a 2.8% increase in Consumers Energy electricity rates for customers could have been worse, but she's still unhappy given the utility's poor record of reliability.

DTE Energy announces request for another rate hike, emotional attachments to Artificial Intelligence, staring down a wild cougar and the best advice for people pleasing.

Last year, the state approved a price increase for DTE’s services, which means that the average residential customer’s monthly bill is estimated to be $6.51 higher than before.

DTE service shutoffs among Detroit residents surpassed 200,000 during the pandemic. Outlier Media and ProPublica looked at the numbers. What they found was another case of Detroiters being disproportionately penalized by the systems we all use and rely on.

The Michigan Public Service Commission reduced the utility company's requested rate hike by 88%.

The Michigan Public Service Commission says DTE Energy can raise residential electricity rates by nearly 9%, starting in May. That's roughly a $6 per…

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