DTE Energy

Michigan’s electricity resource planning law is pushing utilities on clean energy

The process requires utilities to account for the costs and benefits of renewables, efficiency, and fossil fuel investments.

Members of the state’s Advisory Council for Environmental Justice expressed optimism as they began work this month.

DTE Energy is among the latest utilities facing scrutiny for a practice known as “self-scheduling” or “self-committing.”

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A 2008 state law capped net metering at 1% of a utility’s peak load — a threshold some companies are now nearing.