DTE Energy electric rates and bills in Michigan
DTE Energy's 2,078,315 default-service customers in Michigan paid an average of 20.25¢ per kWh in 2025, for an average bill of $126.06 a month on 623 kWh.1 Over the last 12 months (Sep 2025–Aug 2026) the average was 21.96¢, and 23.25¢ in August 2026.2 Another 13 homes on its wires (0.0%) buy their supply elsewhere and pay DTE Energy delivery charges averaging 10.45¢ per kWh, plus their supplier's price.
EIA-861 2025 final (released October 7, 2026) and EIA's monthly utility survey through August 2026 (preliminary); next monthly update expected November 24, 2026. Averages are revenue divided by kWh, all charges included: not the rate printed in a tariff.
25 of 83 Michigan counties served (EIA-861 2025)
DTE Energy's residential average barely moved in 2025 (+0.6% to 20.25¢ per kWh), but EIA's more recent monthly figures run higher: 21.96¢ per kWh over the 12 months to August 2026 and 23.25¢ per kWh2 in August 20263 alone. The average bill of its 2.1 million homes was $126.061 a month in 2025, and in the latest 12 months July's average bill was about twice April's.
Three DTE prices, three periods
DTE Electric Company, the utility behind the DTE Energy name, delivers electricity to 2.1 million Michigan homes, 46.6%1 of the state's residential customers. Which "DTE rate per kWh" a reader sees depends on the period:
- Calendar 2025 (EIA-861, final): 20.25¢ per kWh, the 5th highest of the 19 Michigan utilities with 10,000 or more residential customers, and 34th highest of 1771 large utilities nationally.
- The 12 months September 2025 to August 2026 (EIA-861M, 2026 months preliminary): 21.96¢ per kWh.
- August 20263 alone (preliminary): 23.25¢ per kWh2.
All three are averages of what customers paid: residential revenue divided by kWh, including the monthly service charge, power supply cost recovery and surcharges, excluding most taxes. None of them is a tariff line, and a household's own cost per kWh depends on its rate and how much it uses. The 12-month figure is the best summary of the current level; a single summer month carries summer pricing and use.
Source: EIA-861M monthly sales and revenue by utility; EIA, Electric Power Monthly / EIA-861M sales and revenue by state. Residential revenue divided by kWh in each month, as reported to EIA's monthly survey (EIA-861M; months since January 2026 preliminary). Bundled (default-service) customers only.
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| Month | DTE Energy (¢/kWh) | kWh per customer | Bill per customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2025 | 19.04¢ | 657 | $125.11 |
| February 2025 | 19.85¢ | 577 | $114.63 |
| March 2025 | 20.23¢ | 527 | $106.66 |
| April 2025 | 20.48¢ | 477 | $97.59 |
| May 2025 | 20.44¢ | 476 | $97.41 |
| June 2025 | 20.56¢ | 768 | $158.03 |
| July 2025 | 20.09¢ | 963 | $193.42 |
| August 2025 | 20.47¢ | 772 | $157.95 |
| September 2025 | 21.04¢ | 544 | $114.55 |
| October 2025 | 20.81¢ | 507 | $105.60 |
| November 2025 | 20.26¢ | 539 | $109.09 |
| December 2025 | 19.99¢ | 663 | $132.67 |
| January 2026 | 20.06¢ | 672 | $134.78 |
| February 2026 | 21.16¢ | 551 | $116.51 |
| March 2026 | 23.01¢ | 535 | $123.13 |
| April 2026 | 23.27¢ | 474 | $110.33 |
| May 2026 | 23.33¢ | 514 | $119.81 |
| June 2026 | 23.34¢ | 693 | $161.72 |
| July 2026 | 23.13¢ | 996 | $230.46 |
| August 2026 | 23.25¢ | 783 | $182.05 |
A quiet 2025, then a higher 2026
From 2024 to 2025 DTE's residential average rose only 0.6%, from 20.13¢ per kWh to 20.25¢ per kWh. The average bill rose a little more, from $122.74 to $126.06 (+2.7%), mostly because homes used more: 623 kWh1 a month against 610 kWh4.
The monthly survey shows the change coming after that. In August 2026 DTE's residential average was +13.6% against the same month a year earlier, and the 12 months to August 2026 averaged 21.96¢ per kWh, with a bill of $136.752. Statewide, Michigan's residential average for the same 12 months was 21.28¢ per kWh, up 8.0%3 on the 12 months before. These 2026 figures are preliminary and EIA revises them when the annual survey is final.
DTE's rates are set by the Michigan Public Service Commission in rate cases and power supply cost recovery proceedings; the commission's case files hold the approved amounts and dates. The guide to rate increases explains how those decisions reach a bill.
DTE beside Consumers Energy
Most Michigan homes are on the wires of DTE (46.6% of residential customers) or Consumers Energy (37.3%1). Which utility serves a home is fixed by the territory lines on the utilities' maps, not by the customer: of the 25 counties where DTE reports customers, 235 also have at least one other utility.
On the 2025 annual figures DTE was the lower of the two: 20.25¢ per kWh against 20.66¢ per kWh, with an average bill of $126.06 against $134.01. Consumers' average had risen 8.1% that year, DTE's 0.6%1. Over the 12 months to August 2026 the order reversed: DTE averaged 21.96¢ per kWh and Consumers 21.70¢ per kWh. In August 20263 alone Consumers was higher again (24.38¢ per kWh against 23.25¢ per kWh2), so the two sit close enough that the order depends on the period chosen.
Source: EIA-861 annual electric power industry report, 2025 final. EIA-861 2025 final. Average revenue per kWh is all charges divided by kWh; it is not a tariff rate.
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| Utility | average residential price (bundled customers) |
|---|---|
| Indiana Michigan Power (MI) | 17.19¢ |
| DTE Energy (MI) | 20.25¢ |
| Great Lakes Energy (MI) | 20.32¢ |
| Consumers Energy (MI) | 20.66¢ |
Indiana Michigan Power, in the southwest, averaged 17.19¢ per kWh in 2025, and the cooperative Great Lakes Energy 20.32¢ per kWh1.
July costs about twice April
DTE homes used 623 kWh1 a month on average in 2025, and Michigan's average use per home was the 9th lowest6 among the states, but use climbs in summer. Over the 12 months to August 2026, use per home ranged from 474 kWh in April 2026 to 996 kWh in July 2026, and the average bills in those two months were $110.33 and $230.462.
Source: EIA-861M monthly sales and revenue by utility. kWh per residential customer in each month (EIA-861M; months since January 2026 preliminary). The table adds the average bill and price for the month.
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| Month | kWh per customer | Bill per customer | ¢/kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 544 | $114.55 | 21.04¢ |
| October 2025 | 507 | $105.60 | 20.81¢ |
| November 2025 | 539 | $109.09 | 20.26¢ |
| December 2025 | 663 | $132.67 | 19.99¢ |
| January 2026 | 672 | $134.78 | 20.06¢ |
| February 2026 | 551 | $116.51 | 21.16¢ |
| March 2026 | 535 | $123.13 | 23.01¢ |
| April 2026 | 474 | $110.33 | 23.27¢ |
| May 2026 | 514 | $119.81 | 23.33¢ |
| June 2026 | 693 | $161.72 | 23.34¢ |
| July 2026 | 996 | $230.46 | 23.13¢ |
| August 2026 | 783 | $182.05 | 23.25¢ |
Time-of-use, smart meters and solar
Nearly every DTE home has an advanced meter (99.7% of residential meters in 2025), which is what time-based pricing needs. In its 2025 EIA report, DTE counted 22,447 residential customers on time-varying pricing (time-of-use and critical peak pricing), 1.1% of the total. Consumers Energy reported 99.0%, and Michigan as a whole 39.0%7. The figures are what each utility reported as enrollment in time-varying programs; the rate book DTE files with the commission sets out the hours and prices of each residential rate. The time-of-use guide explains how peak hours change a bill.
DTE reported 11,672 net-metered residential solar installations in 2025, 5.6 per 1,000 customers, with 78.7 megawatts7 of capacity.
Buying power elsewhere: almost no homes do
Michigan appears in EIA's data as a retail-choice state, but for DTE homes the bundled price above is the price in practice. In 2025 EIA recorded 13 DTE residential customers buying supply from another company (0.0% of the total). Delivery-only service is a business arrangement here: 4,159 commercial and 1161 industrial accounts used it.
Those delivery-only customers paid DTE for the wires only, which is a different part of the bill from the bundled averages above. Residential delivery-only revenue averaged 10.45¢ per kWh in 2025 (+9.0% on 2024), a figure that rests on very few accounts; commercial delivery-only customers paid 3.52¢ per kWh1 for delivery. The delivery and supply guide explains the split.
Outages in 2025
Michigan had the 2nd highest outage total among the states in 2025: 672 minutes without power per customer, major events included. DTE's customers averaged 192 minutes, fewer than the Michigan average of 672 minutes, while Consumers Energy's averaged 819 minutes. With major event days removed, the two were close: 151 minutes at DTE and 163 minutes at Consumers, so the gap in 2025 came from the largest events. DTE customers saw 1.168 interruptions on average. All figures follow the IEEE 1366 standard; one year's major events can move them a lot.
Business and industrial customers
DTE's 211,463 bundled commercial customers paid 13.93¢ per kWh on average in 2025, and its 712 bundled industrial customers 7.88¢ per kWh. Across all bundled customers the average was 15.13¢ per kWh1. For the state picture and the other utilities, see electricity in Michigan. Households behind on bills can apply for heating and energy help: Michigan's LIHEAP allocation for fiscal year 2026 was $183.3 million9, and the help paying guide lists the programs.
Where DTE Energy serves
Source: EIA-861 2025, service territory; Census Bureau, Cartographic boundary file, counties. EIA-861 2025 service territory: 25 counties. Counts whole counties even where the utility serves only part of one; check the utility's own service-area map for an address.
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| County | Other utilities reporting service |
|---|---|
| Bay County | Consumers Energy, City of Bay City |
| Branch County | Consumers Energy, Coldwater Board of Public Util, Village of Union City |
| Delta County | Upper Peninsula Power Company, Cloverland Electric Co-op, Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp., Alger-Delta Cooperative Electric Association, City of Escanaba, City of Gladstone |
| Genesee County | Consumers Energy |
| Gladwin County | Consumers Energy |
| Gratiot County | Consumers Energy, Tri-County Electric Cooperative, City of St Louis |
| Huron County | Thumb Electric Cooperative of Mich, Village of Sebewaing |
| Ingham County | Consumers Energy, City of Lansing, Tri-County Electric Cooperative |
| Isabella County | Consumers Energy, Tri-County Electric Cooperative |
| Lapeer County | Consumers Energy |
| Lenawee County | Consumers Energy, Midwest Energy Cooperative, Village of Clinton |
| Livingston County | Consumers Energy |
| Macomb County | none |
| Midland County | Consumers Energy |
| Monroe County | Consumers Energy, Midwest Energy Cooperative |
| Montcalm County | Consumers Energy, Great Lakes Energy, Tri-County Electric Cooperative |
| Oakland County | Consumers Energy |
| Presque Isle County | Consumers Energy, Presque Isle Electric & Gas Cooperative, Alpena Power Co |
| Saginaw County | Consumers Energy, Tri-County Electric Cooperative |
| Sanilac County | Thumb Electric Cooperative of Mich, City of Croswell |
| Shiawassee County | Consumers Energy |
| St. Clair County | none |
| Tuscola County | Consumers Energy, Thumb Electric Cooperative of Mich |
| Washtenaw County | Consumers Energy, Village of Chelsea, Village of Clinton |
| Wayne County | Wyandotte Municipal Serv Comm |
Questions and answers
How much does DTE Energy charge per kWh?
DTE's residential customers paid an average of 20.25¢ per kWh1 in 2025 and 21.96¢ per kWh2 over the last 12 months (September 2025 to August 2026, 2026 months preliminary). These are averages: residential revenue divided by kWh sold, so they include the monthly service charge, power supply cost recovery and surcharges. They are not a line in DTE's rate schedule, and the rate a given household pays depends on its rate plan, its use and the hour.
What is the average DTE electric bill?
$126.06 a month in 2025 for 623 kWh1, and $136.75 a month over the 12 months to August 2026. Within that period, the monthly average ranged from $105.60 in October 2025 to $230.46 in July 20262.
Did DTE Energy rates go up in 2026?
EIA's preliminary monthly data show higher averages. In August 20263 DTE's residential customers paid 23.25¢ per kWh, +13.6% against the same month a year earlier, and the 12-month average to August 2026 was 21.96¢ per kWh2, against 20.25¢ per kWh1 for calendar 2025. The Michigan Public Service Commission's orders give the approved tariff changes themselves.
How many DTE customers are on a time-of-use rate?
DTE reported 22,447 residential customers on time-varying pricing in 2025, 1.1% of its residential customers. Consumers Energy reported 99.0%7 of its customers, so the two utilities' figures are far apart. DTE's current rate book on the commission's site lists each rate's hours.
Related pages
Sources
- EIA-861 annual electric power industry report, 2025 final; table Sales_Ult_Cust_2025; 2025, final; released October 7, 2026. www.eia.gov
- EIA-861M monthly sales and revenue by utility; table sales_ult_cust_2025 and _2026; released October 23, 2026. www.eia.gov
- EIA, Electric Power Monthly / EIA-861M sales and revenue by state; table sales_revenue.xlsx (EPM Table 5.6.A); January 2001 to 2026-08; months since January 2026 preliminary; released October 23, 2026. www.eia.gov
- EIA-861 annual electric power industry report, 2024 final; table Sales_Ult_Cust_2024; 2024, final (file updated December 3, 2025); released December 3, 2025. www.eia.gov
- EIA-861 2025, service territory; table Service_Territory_2025; 2025, final; released October 7, 2026. www.eia.gov
- EIA-861 2025, average monthly bill by state; table Average_Bill_2025; 2025, final; released October 7, 2026. www.eia.gov
- EIA-861 2025, advanced meters, dynamic pricing and net metering; table Advanced_Meters, Dynamic_Pricing, Net_Metering 2025; 2025, final; released October 7, 2026. www.eia.gov
- EIA-861 2025, reliability; table Reliability_2025; 2025, final; released October 7, 2026. www.eia.gov
- HHS, LIHEAP funding releases to states; table FY2027 first release; FY2026 final; FY2027 first release (October 9, 2026); FY2026 total; released October 9, 2026. acf.gov
- Census Bureau, Cartographic boundary file, counties; table cb_2025_us_county_5m; cb_2021_us_county_5m; 2025 (2021 for Connecticut). www.census.gov
How every figure is built: methodology. Found an error? Write to [email protected]; corrections are listed on the updates page.