Electricity rates a potent political issue ahead of 2026 midterms
E&E News By Jason Plautz December 22, 2025 View Article
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50 miles of new high-voltage power lines planned in Michigan, with more on the way
MLive By Lucas Smolcic Larson December 20, 2025 View Article
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MPSC grants expedited approval for DTE contracts with hyperscale data center
The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) has disappointed consumer advocates with a precedent-setting data center decision that sidesteps transparency and closes the door on public input. On October 31, DTE filed an ex parte application for approval of two special contracts to service a new hyperscale data center in Saline Township. In other words, DTE
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DTE Energy’s Saline data center contracts win quick state approval, despite uproar
Planet Detroit By Brian Allnutt December 18, 2025 View Article
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Virtual power plants: Michigan’s answer to outages and high costs
Lansing State Journal By Justin Carpenter December 17, 2025 View Article
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Data center protest at Michigan Capitol aims to pressure regulators ahead of DTE Energy decision
Planet Detroit By Brian Allnutt December 16, 2025 View Article
Consumers Energy asks to increase gas rates for fourth year in a row
MLive By Lucas Smolcic Larson December 16, 2025 View Article
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DTE Electric Rate Case U-21860 (2025)
Approved return on equity: N/A Approved overall rate of return: N/A Approved revenue requirement increase: N/A Approved residential class rate increase: N/A Requested return on equity: 10.75% Requested overall rate of return: 6.03% Requested revenue requirement increase: $574.1 million Requested residential class rate increase: 11.1% Time period: Jan. 1, 2026 – Dec. 31, 2026
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Consumers Energy Electric Rate Case U-21870 (2025)
Approved return on equity: N/A Approved overall rate of return: N/A Approved revenue requirement increase: N/A Approved residential class rate increase: N/A Requested return on equity: 10.25% Requested overall rate of return: 6.35% Requested revenue requirement increase: $436 million Requested residential class rate increase: 13.3% Time period: 12 months ending April 30, 2027
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New standards set for data center power agreements in Consumers Energy service territory
As the growth of AI drives the race to build hyperscale data centers across the country, public concern about the environmental and economic impacts of those data centers is escalating rapidly. Data centers are resource-intensive, using tremendous amounts of land, water, and electricity. Their massive consumption of power threatens to slow or even reverse progress
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