The Metro: State regulator says DTE restoration timelines ‘weren’t what they needed to be’
Many Michiganders feel powerless over their own electrical power. That’s because, despite approved rate hikes, when a storm hits the...
The Metro: State regulator says DTE restoration timelines ‘weren’t what they needed to be’
Many Michiganders feel powerless over their own electrical power. That’s because, despite approved rate hikes, when a storm hits the...
The Metro: Michigan’s grid keeps failing and the fight to fix it is growing louder
There is a quiet that settles into a house when the power has been out for three days. The hum...
The Metro: After a week of outages, a bigger question about Michigan’s grid
If you live in metro Detroit, the last week probably tested your patience — and maybe your fridge. First, the...
The Metro: Fined, profitable and raising your rates—a week of Michigan utility headlines, explained
Michigan's bitterly cold winter has many staring down high energy bills — the highest in the Midwest. These rising costs...
The Metro: Ann Arbor’s bid to dump DTE and go public
If you live in southeast Michigan, chances are you have a DTE story — the kind where your food spoiled...
Detroit Evening Report: Sheffield takes office
Detroit Mayor Mary Sheffield took office on New Year's Day. But she's celebrating her achievement with a public swearing-in ceremony...
Michiganders urge regulators not to rush approval for data center power plan
Michigan residents demanded more scrutiny of the plan to provide electricity to a proposed data center in rural Washtenaw County...
Saline residents mobilize against planned $7 billion data center
Residents in Saline Township are hoping to create a “critical mass” of concerned citizens at a virtual public hearing Wednesday...
MichMash: Detroit mayoral primary results; Michigan Public Service Commission shake-up
The 2025 Detroit primary election has concluded, and now we have a two-person sprint to November's general election to determine...
The Metro: Michiganders face power struggle over rising utility bills
As the temperature has climbed this summer, so have energy bills—and frustrations. These higher costs are driven by more than...
Detroit will get another area code before the end of 2025
Detroit's iconic area code is getting some company.The Michigan Public Service Commission says the city and adjacent suburbs will run...
Detroit Evening Report: City expanding sewer repair program; Detroit’s new area code + more
Tonight on The Detroit Evening Report, we share news about the city of Detroit’s expansion to its private sewer repair program;...