DTE Energy contracts granted for proposed Saline Township data center
A proposed data center in Saline Township, Michigan, is moving forward after DTE received approval to supply power.
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A proposed data center in Saline Township, Michigan, is moving forward after DTE received approval to supply power.
Consumers Energy has asked the State of Michigan to approve another round of natural gas distribution rate hikes.
The concerns continue over a proposed artificial intelligence center in Washtenaw County, Michigan.
A group of protesters is calling on DTE for a more transparent contract process between developers of a major data center project in Saline Township and the utility.
Michigan regulators have adopted landmark standards for the booming data center industry with a plan they say tries to protect residents from subsidizing the industry's hefty energy use.
The Michigan Public Service Commission held its second public hearing in the state on Monday night regarding how electric utilities will meet the future power demand, with the possibility of more data centers in the state.
If you had been dialing seven digits for a local call in the Detroit area, it's time to include the 313 area code.
Utility companies will need to credit Michigan customers $42 a day to help cover expenses incurred during long-term power outages.
On average, it took about 12 hours to restore power to a Michigan customer during 2023.
A rate hike started in April for Consumers Energy electric customers – and the company is already well into the process for requesting its next one.
The U.S. Energy Department has ordered a Michigan coal-fired power plant to remain open, at least until late August.
Alpena Power Company claims Michigan's ice storm was an "act of God," not subject to automatic billing credit law.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has formally requested a presidential emergency declaration on the March 28-30 ice storm.
DTE filed paperwork at the end of February to indicate its plans to request an increase to its electric rates in April.
The approval comes more than a year after the Michigan Public Service Commission granted DTE a $368 million increase in December 2023.
Thanks to a law that passed in 2023 and took effect late last year, the Michigan Public Service Commission has the final say over renewable energy sites.
The results come after MPSC launched an investigation in 2022 amid reports of widespread outages and public frustration.
On Wednesday, several dozen people spoke out against DTE's proposed electricity rate hike during a public hearing at the Michigan Public Service Commission.
The credit is an increase from $38.
The power company is offering buyouts to 3,000 workers, according to a DTE.
A $368 million rate increase for customers of DTE Electric Co. was approved Friday by the Michigan Public Service Commission.
The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) has the ultimate say in approving or rejecting the proposal.
The Detroit area is projected to run out of phone numbers with the 313 area code in the third quarter of 2025, according to the North American Numbering Plan Administrator.
A Powerball lottery player in Southeast Michigan is $1 million richer from a runner-up prize in Wednesday's drawing.
A South Rockwood woman was taken to a Trenton hospital after deputies believe she was struck and run over by a sport utility vehicle.
The U.S. Postal Service has announced it will close the retail and post office box services at the Renaissance Center Station in downtown Detroit as of Jan. 20.
City Councilmember Muhith Mahmood, who lost by 11 votes to Adam Alharbi, is appealing a Wayne County judge's ruling not to tabulate the 37 uncounted absentee ballots, something his lawyer says is violating voter rights.
A single winning ticket was sold for Powerball's Christmas Eve jackpot of $1.817 billion, in Arkansas. It was the second-largest U.S. lottery jackpot ever won.
The Minnesota Vikings host the Detroit Lions in Week 17 of the 2025 NFL season on Christmas Day.
You'll want to plan around the office, retail and business closings that apply to Christmas Day.
A Powerball lottery player in Southeast Michigan is $1 million richer from a runner-up prize in Wednesday's drawing.
A South Rockwood woman was taken to a Trenton hospital after deputies believe she was struck and run over by a sport utility vehicle.
Our holiday week in Michigan has more warm days than not, and that does help and hinder our travel.
Ford Motor Co. is pivoting away from its once-ambitious electric vehicle plans amid financial losses and waning consumer demand for the vehicles.
A 15-gallon tank of gas will cost Michiganders about $42, which is around $15 less than the highest price drivers paid in July 2024.
Ford Motor Co. has stepped up technology in its popular F-150 pickup to combat ever-evolving techniques car thieves have at their disposal.
The management company of the LaFontaine Automotive Group in Metro Detroit has agreed to pay $1.5 million to settle an alleged Paycheck Protection Program loan fraud.
Slower adoption of electric vehicles was cited as the reason for pending layoffs at GM's Factory Zero.
The "Taylor Swift" bill package, which includes House Bills 4262 and 4263, authorizes the Michigan attorney general to pursue action against anyone using ticket bots.
James Ransone, the actor who played Ziggy Sobotka in the HBO series "The Wire" and appeared in many other TV shows and movies, has died.
Comedian and actor Bowen Yang performed his final sketch on "SNL" Saturday night, after announcing his unexpected mid-season exit from the show.
The special features interviews with Kathy Bates, Annette Bening, Albert Brooks, Michael Douglas, Kiefer Sutherland, Jerry O'Connell and Mandy Patinkin.
The Oscars ceremony is moving to YouTube starting in 2029, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced on Wednesday.
A single winning ticket was sold for Powerball's Christmas Eve jackpot of $1.817 billion, in Arkansas. It was the second-largest U.S. lottery jackpot ever won.
The Justice Department said the process of releasing the Epstein files may take "a few more weeks" due to the volume of materials.
The economy remained on track this year, defying the gloomiest predictions. That doesn't mean Americans are thrilled with how things are going.
NORAD, the North American Aerospace Defense Command, tracks Santa's Christmas Eve flight around the world each year.
The declaration issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services called treatments like puberty blockers, hormone therapy and surgeries unsafe and ineffective for children and adolescents experiencing gender dysphoria.
President Trump on Thursday signed an executive order to reclassify marijuana. While it might seem like a small move, it opens a new door for the industry as a whole.
Millions of people with an Affordable Care Act health plan face a massive jump in premiums next year — this chart shows just how much.
Henry Ford Health has announced new labor agreements with registered nurses and radiology technicians at its Rochester hospital.
A Michigan hospital is asking members of the public to raise their flashlights as well as the spirits of children during the holiday season.
Oakland County health officials are reporting a confirmed case of measles in a pediatric patient at DMC Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital.
The Minnesota Vikings host the Detroit Lions in Week 17 of the 2025 NFL season on Christmas Day.
The Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings have gone from 29 combined wins last season to just 15 this season entering their Week 17 matchup on Christmas Day.
Dylan Larkin scored the tying goal late in the third period and then got the winner 34 seconds into overtime to rally Detroit Red Wings to a 4-3 victory over the Dallas Stars for their third straight win.
The Detroit Lions are sending five players to the 2026 Pro Bowl Games.
The Detroit Lions were not expected to match the success they had last year when they won a franchise-record 15 games to earn the NFC's No. 1 seed in the playoffs and claimed consecutive division championships for the first time since they were an NFL powerhouse in the early 1950s.
The roundtable discusses efforts by political and corporate leaders to raise the bar and improve K-12 education with a focus on raising reading scores.
With one in eight adults at risk for kidney disease, Dr. Silas Norman, a University of Michigan doctor specializing in kidney health, and Sandy Baruah, President and CEO of Detroit Regional Chamber, appear on Michigan Matters.
The state of Michigan can do better when it comes to raising the bar on K-12 public education.
The Detroit show will attract hundreds of thousands to the area as automakers, tech companies and more gravitate to downtown Detroit.
This week on Michigan Matters, Carol Cain speaks with retail owners and entrepreneurs ahead of the holiday season.
The Detroit Area Agency on Aging, along with its sponsors and volunteers, packed up and coordinated delivery of about 5,500 Christmas Day meals to Metro Detroit seniors.
Freezing rain and a wintry mix move in early Friday morning
Big changes are coming for Detroit postal service customers as the USPS Renaissance Center Station is set to close.
A Detroit man is accused of leaving his three dogs outside and allowing two of them to freeze to death, Wayne County prosecutors said. Now animal care experts are calling for more attention to animal abuse.
City Councilmember Muhith Mahmood, who lost by 11 votes to Adam Alharbi, is appealing a Wayne County judge's ruling not to tabulate the 37 uncounted absentee ballots, something his lawyer says is violating voter rights.