DTE Electric Company: average rate and electric bill (2025)
DTE Electric Company (investor-owned utility, Michigan) served 2,078,315 homes in 2025. The average customer used 623 kWh a month and paid $126, an average price of 20.3¢ per kWh including fixed charges, riders and taxes. That is 1% above the Michigan average of 20.0¢.
What a bill costs at DTE Electric Company's average price
| Monthly usage | Estimated bill |
|---|---|
| 500 kWh | $101 |
| 1,000 kWh | $203 |
| 1,500 kWh | $304 |
The average price spreads fixed monthly charges over all kWh. At low usage your price per kWh is higher, at high usage lower. Your current tariff can differ from the 2025 average, especially after a rate case.
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Delivery-only customers
13 customers of DTE Electric Company bought their electricity supply from another provider and paid DTE Electric Company only for delivery: an average of 10.4¢/kWh. Their total price is that delivery charge plus their supplier's energy price.
Compare with other utilities in Michigan
| Name | ¢/kWh | Avg. bill |
|---|---|---|
| City of Holland | 11.4 | $70 |
| Cloverland Electric Co-op | 14.3 | $101 |
| Indiana Michigan Power Co | 17.2 | $143 |
| Cherryland Electric Coop Inc | 17.3 | $122 |
| Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp. | 17.5 | $101 |
| Tri-County Electric Coop (MI) | 18.3 | $152 |
| City of Lansing | 19.4 | $104 |
| Midwest Energy Cooperative | 19.5 | $189 |
| DTE Electric Company | 20.3 | $126 |
| Great Lakes Energy Coop | 20.3 | $128 |
| Consumers Energy Co | 20.7 | $134 |
| Presque Isle Elec & Gas Coop | 23.9 | $107 |
| Upper Peninsula Power Company | 28.0 | $125 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 annual data 2025 (released October 2026), utility ID 5109. Average price = residential revenue ÷ residential kWh sold; average bill = revenue ÷ customers ÷ 12.