As Michigan's largest utility, DTE Energy's decisions on rates, infrastructure, and the clean energy transition affect millions of residents. We hold the company accountable and track its impact on customers and the climate.
Michigan environmental news: Tlaib’s Make DTE Pay Act connects rate hikes, pollution violations
U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib’s legislation would double Clean Air Act penalties for investor-owned utilities that seek rate hikes within two years of a violation.
Substation for 1 GW Google data center clears planning commission despite overflow crowd’s objections
Van Buren Township’s planning commission grants preliminary approval for substation serving Google’s planned 1-gigawatt data center Wednesday, despite concerns from overflow crowd about noise, property values, and infrastructure strain.
VOICES: Michigan ratepayers deserve reliability standard that rises to today’s challenges
Michigan regulators must hold DTE and Consumers to the standards of the nation’s most reliable utilities, writes Harvey Bell of the Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association.
DTE offers 2-year rate hike freeze if Saline data center opens on time: Nessel calls it ‘ransom note’
Energy expert challenges DTE’s assertion that data centers will decrease costs for other ratepayers.
Michigan environmental news: DTE ties future rate freeze to data centers
DTE Energy proposes a 7.6% rate increase but promised a two-year freeze if Oracle and Google data centers deliver revenue. Plus: Detroit Riverwalk reopens, toxic dirt scandal expands, and Michigan faces surge in Lyme disease cases.
Michigan environmental news: Cheboygan dam crisis prompts 24/7 emergency response
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who has extended a state of emergency to 32 counties due to flooding and severe weather, visits the Cheboygan dam site alongside state and local officials.
After Zug Island pollution lawsuit, attorney urges community engagement
The Sierra Club holds a community meeting in River Rouge on the outcome of the EPA’s Clean Air Act lawsuit over Zug Island pollution.
Detroit forms data center working group after council backs moratorium
Detroit City Councilman Scott Benson convened a stakeholder working group to develop zoning policies for data centers, following the council’s March resolution urging a two-year development moratorium.
EPA: Detroit’s air quality meets sulfur dioxide standards
Sulfur dioxide pollution from facilities like DTE Energy’s EES Coke Battery has impacted Detroit and Downriver for years.
Anti-data center rallies planned in Detroit, Ann Arbor Saturday: ‘People don’t want these at all’
Residents in Detroit, Ann Arbor and four other Michigan cities will rally this weekend against data center projects, connect their opposition to a ballot initiative that would ban utility political donations.
What we’re reading: Sheffield targets property tax cuts in first State of the City
Detroit Mayor Mary Sheffield used her first State of the City address to call on employers to match the city’s $21.45 living wage while announcing plans to cut property taxes and build 1,000 new homes.
Is your air safe? A guide to cumulative pollution impact in Southwest Detroit
Bills introduced the Michigan Legislature would require the state’s environmental regulator to conduct cumulative impact assessments. What does this mean for environmentally burdened Southwest Detroit?
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