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A new bill would stop legislators from accepting employment with an organization that receives grants from the utility board for at least two years after leaving their legislative office.
The Michigan Public Service Commission on Thursday approved a $74.52 million net rate increase for DTE gas customers, which is more than 50% lower than the utility requested.
Scattered power outages on Wednesday led to some school closures in Oakland County.
Thousands of Southeast Michigan residents remained without power Monday morning as cleanup continues from last week's severe weather.
DTE Energy says around 4,000 utility workers were focused on restoring power to thousands of Southeast Michigan residents on Saturday and Sunday.
After severe weather, the damage is now coming into focus across Southeast Michigan. Residents spent Saturday clearing away debris and repairing homes. The National Weather Service says three tornadoes touched down across the area between Wednesday and Thursday. Julia Avant heard from DTE Energy about when tens of thousands of customers may expect their power to be restored.
Much of Metro Detroit is picking up tree limbs, and many are still without power after multiple storms rolled through this week.
Detroit Mayor Mary Sheffield said one man was injured during Thursday's tornado while attempting to protect his newborn child from a falling tree.
Thousands of DTE customers who lost power due to severe weather this week might not have electricity restored until the weekend, the utility company said.
Hundreds of thousands of DTE Energy customers in Southeast Michigan are without power following a line of intense thunderstorms.
DTE's outage map showed two pockets of power outages along Telegraph Road early Thursday.
Nearly 8,000 households were impacted by the power outage.
Over 7,400 Metro Detroit residents had no power early Wednesday, waking up to warm and muggy conditions amid a heat advisory.
Thousands of residents on Detroit's west side had no power on Wednesday morning, as a heat wave continued and an air quality alert went into effect.
In a recent update to the project, Detroit's City Council voted 6-3 to allow DTE to take over construction of three of the five planned solar fields.
A Warren, Michigan, man says that although his power has been restored after last week's storms, he believes a dangerous problem remains in his backyard.
Thousands of DTE Energy customers remained without power on Tuesday; the company expects most of the service to be restored by the end of the day.
About 22,728 DTE customers still had no electricity Tuesday afternoon, as power outages linger from a severe windstorm that swept through Southern Michigan Friday evening.
Local leaders and state representatives in Dearborn called out DTE Energy Monday night, after thousands remained without power since Friday's storms.
Michigan utility customers who lost power for an extended period after Friday's storm could be eligible for automatic bill credits of $42 per day.
Local leaders and state representatives in Dearborn called out DTE Energy on Monday, after thousands still remain without power since Friday's storms.
Thousands of DTE Energy customers in Metro Detroit are still without power days after severe weather struck on Friday and many are now facing the added financial hit of spoiled food — though some may be eligible for automatic bill credits.
DTE says nearly 80,000 of its customers in Metro Detroit are without power Monday morning as cleanup and restoration efforts continue.
Over 100,000 people in Southeast Michigan were without power on Sunday afternoon, more than a day after storms and high wind gusts swept through the region. Veronica Ortega heard from DTE Energy officials about restoration efforts.
More than 80,000 Southeast Michigan residents are without power Sunday afternoon, more than a day after severe storms swept through the area, according to DTE Energy.
