DTE Electric Company: 20.13 ¢/kWh for homes, 159 minutes of SAIDI

DTE Electric Company is an investor owned utility serving 2,283,306 customer accounts in Michigan; 2,067,779 of them are residential. Businesses and industry take 66% of the 44,420,110 MWh it sells; homes take 34%.

Aerial view of the DTE Monroe Power Plant on Lake Erie in Monroe County, Michigan — DTE Monroe Power Plant, 2011 view from Detroit River. Photo by Eric Vance, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons. Illustrative, not a listed utility's plant.

DTE Electric Company: 610 kWh a month costs roughly $123 in energy at 20.13 ¢/kWh, +4.3% on the Michigan average of 19.30 ¢.

Businesses and industry take 66% of the 44,420,110 MWh it sells; homes take 34%.

Who buys power from DTE Electric Company

Business share of sales: 66%homes 34% of 44,420,110 MWh

The customer mix of DTE Electric Company is its own: 2,067,779 home accounts buy 34.1% of 44,420,110 MWh, 214,696 commercial accounts buy 43.2%, and the remaining 22.8% goes to 829 industrial and other accounts. A typical DTE Electric Company home uses 7,318 kWh a year, a typical business account 89,313.

How it compares

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DTE Electric Company, 2024	Home	Business	Bill	SAIDI
DTE Electric Company	20.13 ¢/kWh	12.67 ¢/kWh	$123at 610 kWh	159 minSAIDI
Michigan average against this company, which is 10 of 12 on priceLowest in this table	-0.83 ¢/kWhcompany 4.3% above	+1.34 ¢/kWhcompany 9.6% below	-$5a month at 610 kWh	-55 mincompany 55 above
Midwest Energy Cooperative	19.91 ¢/kWhcompany 1.1% above	17.69 ¢/kWhcompany 28.4% below	$1211 less than company	268 mincompany 109 below

Compare 26 Michigan companies

DTE Electric Company: 2025

DTE Electric Company: +0.6% on 2024 for homes, Michigan +3.7%.

DTE Electric Company home price, 2025: 20.25 ¢/kWh+0.6% on 2024, early release
DTE Electric Company SAIDI, 2025: 151 min-5% on 2024, early release
DTE Electric Company against Michigan, 2025: -3.1 pointsDTE Electric Company +0.6%, Michigan +3.7%, price in Michigan 20.01 ¢

DTE Electric Company reported 20.25 ¢/kWh for homes in 2025, +0.6% on its 2024 figure of 20.13, while the Michigan average moved +3.7%. Its SAIDI is 151 minutes against 159 in 2024.

Carbon context

DTE Electric Company serves 2,067,779 homes in Michigan. At 610 kWh a month that is about 219 kg of CO₂, or 2,633 kg a year, at the Michigan plant rate, state generation and not this utility: Michigan generation mix.

DTE Electric Company charts

Residential price since 2015: 20.13 ¢ in 2024

14.55 ¢ in 2015, 20.13 ¢ in 2024 (+38.4%); Michigan 14.42 to 19.30 ¢.

DTE Electric Company residential price 2015-2024, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows

Year	DTE Electric Company	Gap to Michigan residential	Gap to U.S. residential
2015	14.55	+0.13	+1.90
2016	15.60	+0.38	+3.05
2017	15.52	+0.12	+2.63
2018	15.63	+0.18	+2.76
2019	16.11	+0.37	+3.10
2020	17.32	+1.06	+4.17
2021	17.86	+0.32	+4.20
2022	18.37	+0.51	+3.33
2023	19.70	+0.86	+3.70
2024	20.13	+0.83	+3.65

10 rows from EIA retail sales.

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DTE Electric Company SAIDI, 2015-2024

187 min in 2015, 159 in 2024.

DTE Electric Company SAIDI by year, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows

Year	DTE Electric Company, no major events
2015	187
2016	180
2017	196
2018	177
2019	202
2020	142
2021	136
2022	146
2023	157
2024	159

10 rows from EIA-861 survey.

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Reliability: SAIDI 159.2 min

159.2 min, 1.60x the median reporter, rank 471 of 673.

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Company, no major events159.2
Company, with major events483.0

DTE Electric Company, Reliability: EIA-861 survey.

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Analyst note

From 14.55 ¢ in 2015 to 20.13 ¢ in 2024, a move of +38.4%: DTE Electric Company outpaced its state (+33.8%) by 4.5 points, and +8.1 points against the U.S. DTE Electric Company's sharpest move came in 2020, +7.5%. The latest year is the high at 20.13 ¢; the low was 14.55 ¢ (2015). 2024: +2.2% here, +2.4% for the Michigan average. SAIDI at DTE Electric Company (major events excluded) went from 187 minutes in 2015 to 159 in 2024, -15%, between 136 (2021) and 202 (2019). Against the national median, DTE Electric Company came in lower on SAIDI in 0 of 10 years, and 2024 ended at 159 minutes, +60 from the median. 2023: 1542 minutes with major events, 157 without, the widest gap of any year. DTE Electric Company has 9 cheaper and 2 higher-priced Michigan peers among 12 with 20,000+ homes. Next cheaper, Midwest Energy Cooperative, bills 19.91 ¢ (-0.22). Next higher-priced, Presque Isle Elec & Gas Coop, bills 20.99 ¢ (+0.87).

Pricier by 4.3% than Michigan and slower to restore, at 159 minutes or 1.6 times the median.

Home accounts at DTE Electric Company went from 1,953,779 in 2015 to 2,067,779 in 2024, +5.8%. Business customers paid 0.63 times the home price in 2024 (12.67 against 20.13 ¢); the ratio was 0.59 in 2015. SAIFI went from 0.91 in 2015 to 0.94 in 2024, between 0.85 and 1.14.

Outages and home price of DTE Electric Company (EIA utility 5109), 2013 to 2024

DTE Electric Company customers lost power for 159 minutes in 2024, down from 180 in 2013 (−12%). The low came in 2021 at 136, the high in 2019 at 202; 12 years were filed. The Michigan median in 2024 was 110 minutes, so DTE Electric Company ran above it.

Home rates at DTE Electric Company went from 15.39 ¢ in 2013 to 20.13 ¢ in 2024 (+30.8%), which is 21.27 ¢ to 20.66 ¢ in 2025 dollars (−2.9%). Over 12,000 kWh a year the real price meant $2,552 in 2013 and $2,479 in 2024. Of 29 Michigan utilities with 1,000+ home accounts in 2024, DTE Electric Company stood 25th cheapest (32nd of 37 in 2013).

DTE Electric Company outage minutes a customer, 2013 to 2024: 159 in 2024

DTE Electric Company at 159 min in 2024 and the Michigan median at 110.

DTE Electric Company home price since 2013: −2.9% after inflation

DTE Electric Company: 20.66 ¢ in 2025 dollars (solid) and 20.13 ¢ as billed (dashed) in 2024.

DTE Electric Company, EIA utility 5109, year by year among Michigan utilities

DTE Electric Company 2013-2024: 12 rows

Year, DTE Electric Compa	¢ billed	¢ in 2025 $	Price place, DTE Electric C	SAIDI min	SAIFI	SAIDI place, DTE Electric C	Michigan median SAIDI
2013	15.39	21.27	32 of 37	180	0.74	7 of 13	180
2014	14.58	19.83	28 of 37	189	0.76	7 of 14	192
2015	14.55	19.76	26 of 37	187	0.91	12 of 15	159
2016	15.60	20.93	31 of 37	180	0.91	12 of 16	158
2017	15.52	20.38	28 of 36	196	0.99	14 of 16	137
2018	15.63	20.03	29 of 36	177	1.04	13 of 17	137
2019	16.11	20.28	46 of 51	202	1.14	14 of 20	100
2020	17.32	21.54	27 of 29	142	1.01	9 of 18	150
2021	17.86	21.21	25 of 29	136	0.92	10 of 18	108
2022	18.37	20.21	26 of 29	146	0.98	9 of 19	182
2023	19.70	20.82	24 of 29	157	0.85	13 of 20	112
2024	20.13	20.66	25 of 29	159	0.94	13 of 20	110

DTE Electric Company, EIA utility 5109: EIA-861, CPI-U.

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SAIDI explained, Michigan real prices.

Facts

Customer accounts: 2,283,30644.9% of Michigan total
Residential accounts: 2,067,77945.8% of Michigan homes
Commercial accounts: 214,6969.4% of the base
Residential rate: 20.13 ¢/kWhplace 10 of 12, +4.3% against the state
Commercial rate: 12.67 ¢/kWhplace 6 of 19, -9.6% against the state
SAIDI, no major events: 159.2 minbetter than 30% of reporters
SAIFI, no major events: 0.940.93x the median
SAIDI with major events: 483.0 min67.0% from event days
Net-metered capacity: 83.8 MW10,569 installations
Counties served: 23all in Michigan
Average residential use: 7,318 kWh/yr610 a month
Implied monthly bill: $123+$22 on the U.S. rate, 610 kWh
Residential rate since 2015: +38.4%14.55 to 20.13 ¢/kWh
SAIDI trend: -15%187 min in 2015, 159 in 2024

Data tables

2024 by sector, DTE Electric Company

DTE Electric Company sector	Accounts	Rate ¢/kWh	Gap to Michigan ¢/kWh
Residential	2,067,779	20.13	+0.83
Commercial	214,696	12.67	-1.34

Year by year, DTE Electric Company

Year	Home accounts, DTE Electric Company	Home ¢	Business ¢	Ratio	SAIDI	SAIFI
2015	1,953,779	14.55	8.63	0.59	187	0.91
2016	1,966,675	15.60	8.81	0.56	180	0.91
2017	1,980,943	15.52	9.21	0.59	196	0.99
2018	1,992,311	15.63	9.34	0.60	177	1.04
2019	2,003,653	16.11	9.55	0.59	202	1.14
2020	2,019,921	17.32	10.12	0.58	142	1.01
2021	2,036,530	17.86	10.52	0.59	136	0.92
2022	2,047,960	18.37	10.83	0.59	146	0.98
2023	2,055,963	19.70	12.05	0.61	157	0.85
2024	2,067,779	20.13	12.67	0.63	159	0.94

Peers of DTE Electric Company in Michigan, place 10 of 12 on home price

Utility near DTE Electric Company on price	SAIDI min, gap to DTE Electric Company	Home ¢, gap to DTE Electric Company	Gap % to DTE Electric Company	Accounts, DTE Electric Company = 1
7. Great Lakes Energy Coop	+97	-0.96	-4.8%	0.06
8. City of Lansing	No data	-0.35	-1.7%	0.04
9. Midwest Energy Cooperative	+109	-0.22	-1.1%	0.02
10. DTE Electric Company (this utility)	159	20.13	-	1.00
11. Presque Isle Elec & Gas Coop	No data	+0.87	+4.3%	0.02
12. Upper Peninsula Power Company	+28	+7.51	+37.3%	0.02

Who buys DTE Electric Company's electricity

Class at DTE Electric Company	Accounts	Of DTE Electric Company accounts	Of DTE Electric Company MWh sold	kWh a year per DTE Electric Company account
Residential	2,067,779	90.6%	34.1%	7,318
Commercial	214,696	9.4%	43.2%	89,313
Industrial and other	829	0.04%	22.8%	12,199,556

DTE Electric Company among Michigan investor owneds

DTE Electric Company and its neighbours on price	SAIDI min, gap to DTE Electric Company	Home ¢, gap to DTE Electric Company	Accounts, DTE Electric Company = 1
1. Consumers Energy Co (MI)	-4	-1.02	0.83
2. DTE Electric Company (MI, this utility)	159	20.13	1.00
3. Upper Peninsula Power Company (MI)	+28	+7.51	0.02

DTE Electric Company: meters, rate options and solar

Measure	DTE Electric Company	Michigan context	DTE Electric Company detail
DTE Electric Company home meters on AMI	99.7%	Michigan 96.8%	2,378,580 of 2,386,145 meters
Time-of-use rate for DTE Electric Company homes	Offered	12 of 20 Michigan utilities offer one	23,062 homes on dynamic pricing, 1.12% of 2,067,779
Net-metered installations	10,569	94% residential	4.8 homes per 1,000 accounts, 7.9 kW average

Monthly energy cost by use, DTE Electric Company

kWh	Share of a 610 kWh month	Cost a month at 20.13 ¢	vs U.S.	Cost a year
250	41%	$50.32	+$9.12	$604
500	82%	$100.63	+$18.23	$1,208
750	123%	$150.95	+$27.35	$1,811
1,000	164%	$201.27	+$36.47	$2,415
1,500	246%	$301.90	+$54.70	$3,623
2,000	328%	$402.54	+$72.94	$4,830

Outage record, DTE Electric Company

Measure, DTE Electric Company	No events	All events	Converted
SAIDI minutes	159.2	483.0	2.65 h
SAIFI interruptions	0.942	1.248	1.06 yr apart
CAIDI minutes	169.0	387.0	2.82 h

Territory of DTE Electric Company

23 Michigan counties, region RFC:

Michigan other states: 23 of 23 counties of DTE Electric Company drawn

DTE Electric Company: 23 counties listed by EIA-861, Census 2023 outlines.

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County list

Bay
Branch
Delta
Genesee
Gratiot
Huron
Ingham
Isabella
Lapeer
Lenawee
Livingston
Macomb
Midland
Monroe
Montcalm
Oakland
Saginaw
Sanilac
Shiawassee
St Clair
Tuscola
Washtenaw
Wayne

Questions on DTE Electric Company

How many customers does DTE Electric Company serve in Michigan?

2,283,306 accounts in 2024: residential 2,067,779, commercial 214,696, industrial 829.

What is the average residential rate of DTE Electric Company?

In 2024 homes paid 20.13 cents; against the Michigan average that is +4.3%.

How reliable is DTE Electric Company by SAIDI and SAIFI?

SAIDI 159.2 min and SAIFI 0.94 a year, major events excluded; ratio to the national median 1.60, CAIDI 169 min.

How much solar net metering is on the DTE Electric Company grid?

10,569 installations with 83.8 MW, of which residential installations number 9,973.

What is the monthly bill at DTE Electric Company for average use?

610 kWh at 20.13 cents comes to about $123, energy only.

How does DTE Electric Company rank on price within Michigan?

Rank 10 of 12 in Michigan on price, +4.3% against the state average; 9 charge less than 20.13 ¢.

What share of DTE Electric Company sales do homes buy?

Homes take 34.1% of 44,420,110 MWh, commercial accounts 43.2%, industrial and other 22.8%; the 214,696 commercial accounts use 89,313 kWh each, 12.2 times a home.

At DTE Electric Company, are smart meters in homes, with a TOU option?

2,378,580 of 2,386,145 home meters are AMI, 99.7%. DTE Electric Company offers a home time-of-use rate; 23,062 customers use dynamic pricing, 1.12% of its homes.

Has DTE Electric Company moved up the Michigan price list since 2015?

5th cheapest of 11 in 2015, 10th of 12 in 2024; its price rose 38.4% while Michigan rose 33.8%.

How does DTE Electric Company compare with 2 similar utilities?

Place 2 of 3 on home price at 20.13 ¢ (Michigan investor owneds); median 20.13 ¢, cheapest member 19.11 ¢.

What did DTE Electric Company charge homes in 2025?

20.25 cents per kWh, +0.6% on the 20.13 of 2024 (EIA early release for 2025).

Utilities with a similar home price

Home prices nearest to DTE Electric Company at 20.13 ¢/kWh in 2024, among companies with a page here, any state.

City of RiversideCalifornia, 20.20 ¢/kWh, 0.07 ¢ above
NSTAR Electric CompanyMassachusetts, 19.92 ¢/kWh, 0.21 ¢ below
Madison Gas & Electric CoWisconsin, 20.34 ¢/kWh, 0.21 ¢ above
Midwest Energy CooperativeMichigan, 19.91 ¢/kWh, 0.22 ¢ below

Rate plans on file

26 home plan records, energy charges: 4.9 to 24.8 ¢/kWh.

Time-of-use: 7, e.g. Residential Time of Use Pilot 1 (Full Service)- D1-A
Tiered: 5, e.g. RESIDENTIAL SERVICE RATE-(Full Service)-D1

Who offers time-of-use and tiered rates (17 Apr 2026 snapshot).

Primary sources for DTE Electric Company: 20.13 ¢/kWh for homes, 159 minutes of SAIDI

EIA-861 annual report entry for DTE Electric Company: 20.13 ¢/kWh for homes, 159 minutes of SAIDI, customers and sales
EIA-861 form instructions for DTE Electric Company: 20.13 ¢/kWh for homes, 159 minutes of SAIDI, how a customer is counted
EIA state profiles for DTE Electric Company: 20.13 ¢/kWh for homes, 159 minutes of SAIDI, the state price average