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  • The Metro

The Metro: Fined, profitable and raising your rates—a week of Michigan utility headlines, explained

Robyn Vincent, The Metro February 23, 2026

Michigan's bitterly cold winter has many staring down high energy bills — the highest in the Midwest. These rising costs...

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  • The Metro

The Metro: Ann Arbor’s bid to dump DTE and go public

Robyn Vincent, The Metro February 12, 2026

If you live in southeast Michigan, chances are you have a DTE story — the kind where your food spoiled...

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  • Detroit Evening Report

Detroit Evening Report: Sheffield takes office

Hernz Laguerre January 5, 2026

Detroit Mayor Mary Sheffield took office on New Year's Day. But she's celebrating her achievement with a public swearing-in ceremony...

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  • News

Michiganders urge regulators not to rush approval for data center power plan

Alex McLenon, Elinor Epperson, Brett Dahlberg December 4, 2025

Michigan residents demanded more scrutiny of the plan to provide electricity to a proposed data center in rural Washtenaw County...

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  • News

Saline residents mobilize against planned $7 billion data center

Amanda LeClaire December 2, 2025

Residents in Saline Township are hoping to create a “critical mass” of concerned citizens  at a virtual public hearing Wednesday...

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Russ McNamara speaks with Zach Gorchow on MichMash
  • Elections
  • MichMash
  • Politics, Government & Finance

MichMash: Detroit mayoral primary results; Michigan Public Service Commission shake-up

Hernz Laguerre August 8, 2025

The 2025 Detroit primary election has concluded, and now we have a two-person sprint to November's general election to determine...

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  • Community & Quality of Life
  • News
  • The Metro

The Metro: Michiganders face power struggle over rising utility bills

Robyn Vincent, The Metro August 7, 2025

As the temperature has climbed this summer, so have energy bills—and frustrations. These higher costs are driven by more than...

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  • Community & Quality of Life
  • Morning Edition
  • News

Detroit will get another area code before the end of 2025

Pat Batcheller March 19, 2025

Detroit's iconic area code is getting some company.The Michigan Public Service Commission says the city and adjacent suburbs will run...

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Detroit Water and Sewerage Department employees replacing lead service lines in Detroit's Pingree Park neighborhood, October 2024.
  • Community & Quality of Life
  • Detroit Evening Report
  • News
  • Politics, Government & Finance

Detroit Evening Report: City expanding sewer repair program; Detroit’s new area code + more

Sascha Raiyn March 18, 2025

Tonight on The Detroit Evening Report, we share news about the city of Detroit’s expansion to its private sewer repair program;...

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According to DTE, fallen trees are responsible for nearly half the time its customers spend without power.
  • Community & Quality of Life
  • News

DTE’s rate hike will help tree trimming efforts, utility says

Bre'Anna Tinsley January 29, 2025

The Michigan Public Service Commission has approved a $217 million rate hike for DTE Energy.One condition of the increase by...

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  • Community & Quality of Life
  • Detroit Evening Report
  • Environment
  • News
  • Politics, Government & Finance

Detroit Evening Report: DTE, Consumers audit shows ‘worse than average’ restoration times, old equipment

Jerome Vaughn September 25, 2024

An audit released by the Michigan Public Service Commission on Tuesday shows DTE Energy’s reliability problems are partially caused by...

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FILE — Dozens gathered in an auditorium for a Michigan Public Service Commission hearing on DTE's proposed rate increase, August 2022.
  • Community & Quality of Life
  • Detroit Evening Report
  • Environment
  • News
  • Politics, Government & Finance

Detroit Evening Report: Public invited to share thoughts on latest DTE rate increase request

Jerome Vaughn September 18, 2024

The Michigan Public Service Commission will hold a public hearing in Detroit Wednesday night to hear public comments on DTE...

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