07/04/2026
300,000+ of us just lost power. Again.
Storms rolled through Friday and by Friday night over 300,000 DTE customers in Southeast Michigan were sitting in the dark. This isn’t a once-a-decade freak event. It’s becoming routine.
DTE just posted record earnings, nearly $1.5 billion in 2025, up from $1.4 billion the year before. Record profits. Record rate hikes. And a grid that still can’t survive a 15 minute storm?
Why does this keep happening? Because DTE spends millions on lobbying and PAC contributions to the same elected officials who are supposed to hold them accountable, including our own state representative, Alabas Farhat. When the people writing the rules are taking money from the company they’re regulating, is it any surprise the rate hikes keep getting approved while reliability doesn’t improve?
We deserve a state rep who works for us, not for DTE’s shareholders. Not someone cashing utility PAC checks while our lights are out.