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Michigan needs utility regulation that prioritizes customers

A regulatory system built to prioritize investors let Michigan s largest power company shut off delinquent customers in the midst of a pandemic.

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Lights Out: Profitable Utility Company Shut Off Electricity to Homes Hundreds of Thousands of Times

Three months into the pandemic, Michigan’s largest power company, DTE Energy, began ramping up power shut-offs for customers behind on their bills. A regulatory system built to prioritize investors, not affordability, let it happen.

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