U-21534-0536

Overview

MPSC Staff filed a corrected reply brief in DTE Electric’s U-21534 rate case supporting a $235.23 million revenue deficiency and defending its positions on cost allocation, EV tariffs, low-income programs, microgrids, and return on equity.

Key Points

• •Staff reduced its recommended revenue deficiency to $235.230 million, $210.832 million below DTE’s request
• •Staff supported allocating purchased power capacity costs using a 4CP 75/0/25 method
• •Staff opposed extending EV fast-charger demand charge holidays and cited federal 30C tax credits to fill funding gaps
• •Staff urged rejection of intervenor proposals to modify LIA, PIPP, and other energy affordability programs in this case
• •Staff argued microgrid pilots should conclude before expansion and that microgrids should exclude fossil generation