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DTE Electric Rate Case U-20836

Approved return on equity: 9.9% Approved overall rate of return: 5.42% Approved revenue requirement increase: $30.56 million Approved residential class rate increase: <1% Requested return on equity: 10.25% Requested overall rate of return: 5.56% Requested revenue requirement: $388 million Requested residential class rate increase: 8.8% Time period: Nov 1, 2022 – Oct. 31, 2023 Events: In a Nov. 19 order, the […]

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Consumers Energy Electric Rate Case U-20697

Approved return on equity: 9.9% (requested by utility: 10.5%) Approved overall rate of return: 5.67% (requested by utility: 5.9%) Approved revenue requirement increase: $100 million (requested by utility: $244 million) Approved residential class rate increase: 8.3% (requested by utility: 14%) Events: The Citizens Utility Board (CUB) of Michigan is an intervenor in this case. In

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Consumers Energy Gas Rate Case U-20650

Approved return on equity: 9.9% (10.5% originally requested by the utility) Approved residential rate increase: 9% (18.5% requested) Approved revenue requirement increase: $144.5 million for the period Oct. 1, 2020 to September 30, 2021 ($245 million requested). Part of the decline from $245 million is due to $84.5 million in accelerated amortization of deferred liabilities related to tax

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DTE Gas Rate Case U-20642

Approved return on equity: 9.9% (10.5% requested by DTE in its original filing) Approved revenue requirement increase: $110 million ($203.8 million requested) Approved residential rate increase: 3.9% (8.3% requested) Events On Aug. 20 the MPSC approved a settlement agreement reached the previous month between DTE Gas and the following parties: the staff of the MPSC, Attorney General Dana Nessel,

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Northern States Power Co. – Wisconsin Integrated Resource Plan U-20599

Northern States Power Company-Wisconsin serves electric and natural gas customers in the western portion of the Upper Peninsula that borders Wisconsin. It is owned by Xcel Energy, a large publicly-traded company headquartered in Minneapolis. The integrated resource plan (IRP) is intended to be a document that assesses various options to cost-effectively serve the electricity needs

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DTE Electric Rate Case U-20561

Approved return on equity: 9.9% Approved overall rate of return: 5.46% Approved revenue requirement increase: $188.285 million Requested return on equity: 10.5% Requested overall rate of return: 5.73% Requested revenue requirement: $351 million Latest News The MPSC approved DTE’s rate increase on May 8, 2020, but with major revisions of DTE’s original request: The revenue to be collected from customers was cut from

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SEMCO Gas Rate Case U-20479

Approved return on equity: 9.87% Requested return on equity: 10.5% Approved revenue requirement increase: $19.9 million Requested revenue requirement increase: $38.1 million Here are a few things we think are important for you to know about this case if you are a SEMCO customer: SEMCO had requested a 14% increase in residential rates, but residential rates will instead increase

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DTE Electric Company’s Integrated Resource Plan (U-20471)

DTE Energy is the largest electric utility in Michigan, serving about 2.2 million customers in southeastern Michigan. The integrated resource plan (IRP) is intended to be a document that assesses various options to cost-effectively serve the electricity needs of customers over the next 20 years. DTE Energy, U-20471 Latest News On April 15, 2020, the

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