DTE Electric Company
Investor Owned electric utility · Michigan · #9 of 3,199 U.S. utilities by customers · EIA utility #5109
DTE Electric Company is a investor owned electric utility serving 2,290,492 customers in Michigan. In 2025 it sold 40,079 gigawatt-hours of electricity for $6.06B in revenue, an average realized rate of 15.13¢ per kWh across all customer classes and 20.25¢ per kWh for residential customers. Its reported service territory covers 25 counties. EIA records its activities as: generation, buying transmission, distribution, wholesale marketing, retail marketing, bundled.
Customers, sales and rates by customer class (2025)
| Class | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Avg realized rate | Share of sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 2,078,315 | 15,527 | $3.14B | 20.25¢ | |
| Commercial | 211,463 | 16,277 | $2.27B | 13.93¢ | |
| Industrial | 712 | 8,269 | $651.72M | 7.88¢ | |
| Transportation | 2 | 6.1 | $839.00K | 13.67¢ | |
| Total | 2,290,492 | 40,079 | $6.06B | 15.13¢ |
Average realized rate = revenue divided by sales as reported on EIA Form 861. It blends fixed charges, demand charges and riders into one per-kWh figure; it is not the utility's tariff rate. Estimated residential bill assumes the average residential customer's actual 2025 usage (623 kWh/month).
Five-year trend
| Year | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Residential rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2,244,945 | 41,482 | $5.52B | 17.86¢ |
| 2022 | 2,257,415 | 40,898 | $5.59B | 18.37¢ |
| 2023 | 2,266,484 | 39,122 | $5.76B | 19.70¢ |
| 2024 | 2,279,067 | 40,105 | $6.10B | 20.13¢ |
| 2025 | 2,290,492 | 40,079 | $6.06B | 20.25¢ |
Reliability (2025)
Average outage time (SAIDI): 192 minutes per customer per year
Average outages (SAIFI): 1.16 per customer
Average restoration time (CAIDI): 165 minutes
As reported for Michigan under the IEEE standard, with major event days included where the standard reports them. Lower is better; see the reliability rankings.
Energy supply (2025)
Net generation: 48,629 GWh
Wholesale power purchased: 4,632 GWh
Winter peak demand: 7,018 MW
Energy losses: 3.4% of energy handled
Meters & rooftop solar (2025)
Smart (AMI) meters: 99.7% of 2,608,796 meters
Customer-sited generation (net metering): 12,365 installations, 100.0 MW of capacity
This utility also reported 4,288 delivery-only customers (4,499 GWh delivered) in 2025. Delivery figures are excluded from the totals above because the same electricity is also reported by the energy supplier - see Methodology.
Counties served
Bay, MIBranch, MIDelta, MIGenesee, MIGladwin, MIGratiot, MIHuron, MIIngham, MIIsabella, MILapeer, MILenawee, MILivingston, MIMacomb, MIMidland, MIMonroe, MIMontcalm, MIOakland, MIPresque Isle, MISaginaw, MISanilac, MIShiawassee, MISt Clair, MITuscola, MIWashtenaw, MIWayne, MI
Other large utilities in Michigan
- Consumers Energy Co - (MI) - 1,900,985 customers, residential 20.66¢
- Great Lakes Energy Coop - 135,145 customers, residential 20.32¢
- City of Lansing - (MI) - 98,331 customers, residential 19.44¢
- Upper Peninsula Power Company - 53,997 customers, residential 27.98¢
- Cloverland Electric Co-op - 44,010 customers, residential 14.27¢
- Cherryland Electric Coop Inc - 39,114 customers, residential 17.29¢
- Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp. - 37,420 customers, residential 17.46¢
- Midwest Energy Cooperative - (MI) - 37,183 customers, residential 19.46¢
All Michigan utilities and rates
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 2025 (filed by the utility; figures as published). Utility #5109 in the EIA frame.