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Traffic lights go dark during a power outage in Michigan
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Detroit Evening Report: Much of lower peninsula without power after severe thunderstorms

Bre'Anna Tinsley March 31, 2025

Today on the Detroit Evening Report, we cover the ramifications of last night's storms, new city-wide projects and upcoming community events.Subscribe...

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DTE Headquarters in downtown Detroit.
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The Metro: Utilities face scrutiny over rate increases, customer impact

Lauren Myers, Cary Junior II, The Metro March 27, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) has approved a rate hike...

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Khary Frazier of the nonprofit Soulardarity, at WDET Studios, March 19, 2025.
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The Metro: In the face of big utilities, how do residents have more power?

Robyn Vincent, The Metro March 19, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. In metro Detroit, a quarter of low-income households pay more than...

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DTE Headquarters in downtown Detroit.
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Detroit Evening Report: Detroit utilities could face significant penalties

Nargis Rahman March 3, 2025

Tonight on The Detroit Evening Report, we cover new incentives for utilities to improve reliability. Plus, construction begins on I-696...

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According to DTE, fallen trees are responsible for nearly half the time its customers spend without power.
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DTE’s rate hike will help tree trimming efforts, utility says

Bre'Anna Tinsley January 29, 2025

The Michigan Public Service Commission has approved a $217 million rate hike for DTE Energy.One condition of the increase by...

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The Metro: The future of renewable energy, utility industry in Michigan

The Metro, John Filbrandt, Sam Corey January 21, 2025

Since the 1970s, our energy bills have been going up. Year after year, utility companies like DTE have been asking...

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Detroit Evening Report: DTE, Consumers audit shows ‘worse than average’ restoration times, old equipment

Jerome Vaughn September 25, 2024

An audit released by the Michigan Public Service Commission on Tuesday shows DTE Energy’s reliability problems are partially caused by...

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FILE — Dozens gathered in an auditorium for a Michigan Public Service Commission hearing on DTE's proposed rate increase, August 2022.
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Detroit Evening Report: Public invited to share thoughts on latest DTE rate increase request

Jerome Vaughn September 18, 2024

The Michigan Public Service Commission will hold a public hearing in Detroit Wednesday night to hear public comments on DTE...

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a generator sits in a driveway
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Detroit Evening Report: Severe storms cause damage, power outages throughout Detroit area

Jerome Vaughn August 28, 2024

Some Detroiters are without power and others still cleaning up after severe thunderstorms hit the region both on Tuesday and...

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The Trenton Channel Power Plant in Trenton, Mich.
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Shuttered Downriver power plant demolished by explosives, sending dust and flames into the air

Associated Press June 24, 2024

TRENTON, Mich. (AP) — Part of a shuttered power plant near Detroit was demolished Friday by explosives that turned the...

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The Metro: Thousands without power in metro Detroit amid extreme heat, severe storms

Sydney Waelchli, Jenny Sherman June 20, 2024

Roughly 40,000 households in metro Detroit are without power after strong storms moved through the region on Wednesday and Thursday....

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Rendering of DTE Trenton Channel Energy Center.
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DTE Energy is building the region’s largest battery energy storage center at old Trenton coal plant

Bre'Anna Tinsley June 11, 2024

DTE Energy announced Monday it will build a battery energy storage facility at the recently retired Trenton Channel coal plant.DTE...

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