Michigan Public Service Commission

Money Moves

Reviewing DTE's integrated resource plan; approved Google data center contracts

DTE Energy agreed on Nov. 5 to sell its non-utility Vantage business for about $3 billion to institutional investors advised by J.P. Morgan Asset Management. The deal, which DTE says will help fund a $44 billion five-year utility investment plan, does not include the EES Coke Battery on Zug Island, a facility where DTE is appealing a $100 million air pollution fine, BridgeDetroit reported.

Updated 5 days ago

Rule Changes

Approved 4.3% gas rate hike

Michigan regulators approved a 4.3% natural gas rate increase for Consumers Energy customers on October 15. The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) cut the utility's request by 42%, after Attorney General Dana Nessel had urged a 61% reduction.

Updated Oct 18

Rule Changes

As of October 2026: Approving authority in Case U-22058

Michigan regulators approved a 20-year power contract between DTE Electric and Google for a 1-gigawatt data center, a load about the size of a large power plant. The October 1 decision clears the largest regulatory hurdle for Project Cannoli, a planned 1.5-million-square-foot campus in Van Buren Township near Interstate 94.

Updated Oct 4

Rule Changes

As of September 2026: Approved a $74.5 million DTE Gas rate increase in September 2026; reviewing DTE's $474 million electric request

Detroit's City Council voted unanimously on Sept. 8 to study public power options. The vote came after a storm cut power to more than 450,000 people, and Detroit had a public utility of its own until 2013.

Updated Sep 9

Built World

As of September 2026: Reviewing Consumers Energy's rate request

Construction crews started September 1 on Cherry Street in Grand Rapids, replacing underground duct banks that carry power to Trinity Health hospital and nearby businesses. The three-phase project closes busy intersections and reroutes traffic into early November.

Updated Sep 4

Rule Changes

As of May 2026: Implementing PA 233 siting authority; reviewing five project applications

For decades, Michigan townships controlled solar and wind siting until November 2023, when Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed Public Act 233, empowering the Michigan Public Service Commission to override stricter local zoning rules. Nearly two years in, the law is operational with five projects under review, locals filing lawsuits, and counties like Huron rewriting ordinances to keep their seat at the table.

Updated May 29