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HOW IS DTE ENERGY
WORKING HARD TO
KEEP RATES LOW?
We’re reducing rates, offering
rate options and energy
efficiency programs.
Surcharges: Additional charges or credits used to
fund specific programs, and to address collection
or refunds of items as approved by the Michigan
Public Service Commission.
At DTE, we work hard every day to deliver
safe, affordable, and reliable electricity to our
customers. But we don’t stop there. We are
committed to driving energy costs down by
finding ways to work efficiently, whether in
the field or in our power plants. Our recent
rate reduction of 6.5 percent is a testament
to our continued effort to pass savings on to
our customers.
UNDERSTANDING OUR RATES
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On average, a residential customer pays about
$100 per month. Here’s the breakdown of how
your energy dollar is used:
6¢
50¢
Service Charge
Power Supply
DTE Energy’s rates are divided into two main parts,
plus applicable Surcharges. Our most common
rates are Residential and Senior Citizen.
Power Supply Charges: The main component is
Power Supply Energy. This charge is the amount
you pay per kilowatt hour* (kWh) and includes the
cost to generate the electricity you use; and the
cost to own, operate and maintain power plants.
Delivery Charges:
The Service Charge is a fixed monthly charge that
covers the cost of billing, meter reading, customer
service, etc.
Printed on recycled paper.
Printed locally to support the Michigan economy.
*Kilowatt hours (kWh): A measure of energy that
is equal to 1,000 watts for one hour (e.g., with
one kilowatt hour, you can watch a 32” LCD TV
for about ten hours). Customers are charged for
electricity in cents per kilowatt hour.
The Distribution Charge is the amount you
pay per kilowatt hour* (kWh) for delivering the
electricity you use across our poles and wires and
includes maintenance of the distribution system.
34¢
Distribution
10¢
Surcharges
OUR MOST COMMON RATES
Residential Electric Service Rate*
Service is provided through a single meter to a single or double
occupancy dwelling.
Power Supply Charges:
First 17 kWh per day. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.912¢ per kWh
Additional kWh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.257¢ per kWh
Service Charge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6.00 per Month
RIA Credit** . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6.00 per Month
Distribution kWh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.003¢ per kWh
Time of Day* Rate Options
CoolCurrents Air Conditioning Rate*
Experimental Dynamic Peak Pricing Rate*
Whole House***
(includes air source heat pumps)
Take advantage of a lower summer rate that can save you up to
12 percent on the cooling portion of your energy bill. When you
enroll, we install a separate meter that can briefly interrupt your
air conditioning unit in case of an energy supply emergency.
A four tiered time of day rate. Requires the installation of the
new advanced electric meter. Limited to 5,000 customers.
This lower rate option is most economical for customers who
spend on average about $280 or more for electricity each month
and use 20 percent or less of their electricity during the week
between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.
Power Supply Charges:
Senior Citizen Residential Service Rate*
June through October
All on-peak kWh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.371¢
All off-peak kWh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.165¢
November through May
All on-peak kWh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.451¢
All off-peak kWh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.002¢
If you are 62 years of age and Head of Household, and use 700
kilowatt hours or less per month this discounted rate is a good
choice for you.
Service Charge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $19.00 per month
Distribution kWh (Year-round). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.238¢ per kWh
Delivery Charges:
Delivery Charges:
Power Supply Charges:
Space Conditioning or Water Heating***
(Geothermal only)
Delivery Charges:
A separately metered rate.
On-peak hours: Monday-Friday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
First 10 kWh per day. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.735¢ per kWh
Additional kWh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.518¢ per kWh
Service Charge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6.00 per Month
Distribution kWh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.971¢ per kWh
Space Heating* Rate Options
Whole House
Available to customers in single or double occupancy homes.
Applied only to permanently installed electric space heating
served through one meter.
Power Supply Charges:
June through October
First 17 kWh per day. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.912¢ per kWh
Additional kWh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.257¢ per kWh
November through May
First 20 kWh per day. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.429¢ per kWh
Additional kWh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.945¢ per kWh
Delivery Charges:
Service Charge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6.00 per month
June through October
Distribution kWh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.982¢ per kWh
November through May
Distribution kWh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.291¢ per kWh
per kWh
per kWh
per kWh
per kWh
Power Supply Charges:
June through September
All on-peak kWh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.933¢ per kWh
All off-peak kWh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.621¢ per kWh
October through May
All on-peak kWh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.724¢ per kWh
All off-peak kWh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.711¢ per kWh
Delivery Charges:
Power Supply Charges:
June through October . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.989¢ per kWh
November through May. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.796¢ per kWh
Delivery Charges:
Service Charge (June through October). . . . . . $1.95 per month
Distribution kWh (Year-round). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.379¢ per kWh
Water Heating Service Rate*
The rate is available for customers who use an electric water
heater for sanitary purposes. It requires a separate meter.
Customers interested in this rate have several options and should
call DTE Energy for more information.
Controlled Service (Interruptible)
Power Supply Charges:
All kWh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.955¢ per kWh
Delivery Charges:
Service Charge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1.95 per month
Distribution kWh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.997¢ per kWh
Uncontrolled Service (Non-Interruptible)
Power Supply Charges:
All kWh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.747¢ per kWh
Delivery Charges:
Service Charge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.70¢ per day
Distribution kWh (Year-round). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.547¢ per kWh
Service Charge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1.95 per month
Distribution kWh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.997¢ per kWh
Optional Whole House*** (not being offered to new customers)
Power Supply Charges:
Our combined meter water heating rate is no longer available for new
installations. For existing customers the energy rate of 7.952¢ per kWh is
applied to 10 kWh per day; the first 7 kWh per day and all kWh in excess
of 17 kWh per day are billed on the applicable rate schedule.
Delivery Charges:
Experimental Electric Vehicle Rate
All on-peak kWh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.670¢ per kWh
All off-peak kWh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.271¢ per kWh
Service Charge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6.51 per month
Distribution kWh (Year-round). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.610¢ per kWh
A Separately Metered Rate.
Option 1 Time of Day Pricing*:
On-peak hours: Monday-Friday 9 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Power Supply Charges:
Supplemental
Available to customers operating supplemental electric space heating.
Applied only to permanently installed, electric space heating units
totaling more than three kilowatts. A separately metered rate.
Service Charge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1.95 per month
Distribution kWh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.195¢ per kWh
Power Supply Charges:
All kWh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.918¢ per kWh separately
Delivery Charges:
Service Charge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1.95 per month
Distribution kWh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.642¢ per kWh unit(s)
All on-peak kWh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.0¢ per kWh
All off-peak kWh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.5¢ per kWh
Delivery Charges:
Option 2 Monthly Flat Fee (upon availability):
Monthly fee of $40 per vehicle including surcharges and credits.
Power Supply Charges:
On-Peak Monday - Friday 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
All on-peak kWh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.0 ¢ per kWh
Mid-Peak Monday - Friday 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. & 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.
All mid-peak kWh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.0¢ per kWh
Off-peak 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. and all day Saturday, Sunday and
designated holidays
All off-peak kWh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.0¢ per kWh
(Critical Peak Events limited to 80 hours per year, with advance notice)
All critical-peak kWh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1.00 per kWh
Delivery Charges:
Distribution kWh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.195¢ per kWh
Service charge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6.00 per month
Security Rate Option
Outdoor Protective Lighting – Available for customers
who want all-night security lighting at a home where basic
residential service is already being used.
Green Rate Options
GreenCurrents – A voluntary renewable energy program. Enroll
and support the development of Michigan-based renewable
energy sources. Logon to dteenergy.com/greencurrents.com
Net Metering – A rate option that promotes renewable
resource development. If you generate electricity using
renewable resources, you may receive energy credits for that power.
Retail Access Service
An Electric Choice rate.
* Surcharges and Credits
Applicable to all rates listed in this brochure. The surcharges vary by rate.
Find applicable surcharges and credits at www.dteenergy.com.
** Residential Income Credit (RIA): Customer meeting eligibility requirements will receive a
$6.00 per month credit year round. To find out if you qualify, call us at 800.477.4747
*** Recommended for customers who use a major portion of their electricity
during off-peak hours.
The rates in this brochure are approved by the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) and are
in effect as of December 21, 2011. These rates do not include applicable surcharges and taxes. Rates
may change by MPSC order.