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Author Archives: Data analysis by Agnel Philip, ProPublica

Illustration showing residential homes, some with lights out, and DTE Energy building
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Detroit’s heavy burden: High electric rates, tens of thousands of shut-offs and a looming price hike

by Sarah Alvarez and Data analysis by Agnel Philip, ProPublica March 18, 2022March 23, 2022

DTE Energy shut off accounts more than 200,000 times since the pandemic began and 1.2 million times before that. A regulatory system built to prioritize investors over affordability let it happen.

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