The approval comes more than a year after the Michigan Public Service Commission granted DTE a $368 million increase in December 2023.

Commissioners said the extra spending by DTE is needed to increase tree trimming and reliability of the grid and reduce power outages for customers.

The power company has sought to hike rates as it pours billions into shoring up its historically unreliable grid. It says other savings will offset bill increases in 2025.

DTE Energy Co. customers will pay a higher electric rate starting next month as the Michigan Public Service Commission on Thursday approved the utility's second hike in a little more than a year. The higher rate is expected to yield the utility an annual revenue increase of $217.4 million.

LANSING — DTE Electric Co. will raise rates by 3.9%, or $217 million, starting Feb. 6 under an order issued by Michigan regulators. The authorized revenue increase will be about half of the $456 million the Detroit-based utility requested when it filed last March.