Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is asking regulators to cut DTE Energy’s requested $600M rate increase by 75%, arguing most of the costs don’t benefit customers. (Center Square)
The proposal would raise average monthly bills by $13.50—an 11% jump—just months after a $217M hike was approved. These days, Michigan has the 12th-highest retail electricity prices in the US.
Nessel argues DTE should redirect existing funds toward vegetation management and tree trimming, which have been shown to cut outages more effectively than new capital spending.