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DTE Electric rates

DTE has 2 residential plans modelled here. For a typical Michigan home using 630 kWh a month, the cheapest is D1.2, at about $140 a month.

Investor-owned 2,067,779 residential customers (EIA-861, 2024) Tariffs checked September 28, 2026

Typical all-in priceD1.2

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D1.2$140/mo
D1.11$149/mo

Residential plans

PlanTypeFixed/moJuly pricesJanuary pricesJuly weekday windows
D1.2
Time of Day 11 am–7 pm
Time-of-use $10.00 Off-peak 18.2¢ · Peak 28.9¢ Off-peak 18.0¢ · Peak 26.4¢ Peak 11 am–7 pm
D1.11
Time of Day 3–7 pm (standard rate)
Time-of-use $10.00 Off-peak 21.5¢ · Peak 27.2¢ Off-peak 21.5¢ · Peak 23.1¢ Peak 3 pm–7 pm

D1.2: price by hour

July weekday. Summer pricing Jun–Oct; winter Nov–May.

Off-peakPeak
18.2¢28.9¢18.2¢12a3a6a9a12p3p6p9p12a

D1.11: price by hour

July weekday. Summer pricing Jun–Sep; winter Oct–May.

Off-peakPeak
21.5¢27.2¢21.5¢12a3a6a9a12p3p6p9p12a

Charging an EV on DTE

1,000 miles a month in a Tesla Model Y Long Range AWD (275 kWh from the wall, EPA 27.5 kWh/100 mi) at 7.2 kW, added to a typical Michigan home’s use, on each plan’s cheapest start hour versus plugging in at 6 pm. Averaged over the year.

PlanBest startCharging, best startCharging from 6 pmWhole bill with EV
D1.212 am$50/mo$64/mo$190/mo
D1.1112 am$59/mo$64/mo$208/mo

With an EV charged at its best hour, the cheapest plan overall is D1.2. Compare plans on your own usage.

How DTE’s plans work

D1.2 (Time of Day 11 am–7 pm). Peak 11 am–7 pm on July weekdays; 8 of 24 hours carry the top price of 28.9¢. The cheapest July weekday hour costs 18.2¢, so moving 1 kWh out of the top hours saves 10.7¢. January weekdays range from 18.0¢ to 26.4¢. Summer pricing applies Jun–Oct; winter pricing Nov–May. Weekends follow a different schedule from weekdays. Fixed charge: $10.00 a month.

D1.11 (Time of Day 3–7 pm (standard rate)). Peak 3 pm–7 pm on July weekdays; 4 of 24 hours carry the top price of 27.2¢. The cheapest July weekday hour costs 21.5¢, so moving 1 kWh out of the top hours saves 5.7¢. January weekdays range from 21.5¢ to 23.1¢. Summer pricing applies Jun–Sep; winter pricing Oct–May. Weekends follow a different schedule from weekdays. Fixed charge: $10.00 a month.

Prices on this page are all-in per kWh, before taxes: base rates, supply and every per-kWh rider in the utility’s current tariff sheets. Your bill shows them as separate lines, and riders can change between tariff revisions.

As a cross-check, DTE billed its residential customers an average of 20.13¢ per kWh in 2024 (revenue ÷ sales, EIA-861). A plan taken from URDB is shown only if its all-in price is consistent with that figure, adjusted for Michigan’s price change since.

Sources for each plan

Plans marked “Checked” were transcribed from the utility’s current tariff and rider sheets, all charges included, and are re-checked on the date shown in each file. Other plans come from the OpenEI U.S. Utility Rate Database (CC BY 4.0) and have not yet been checked line by line against the utility’s tariff. Always confirm the current rates on your utility’s website before switching plans.

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