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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
_____________________________
FORM 8-K
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Current Report

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 19, 2017


Commission
File Number
Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter, State of Incorporation, Address of Principal Executive Offices and Telephone Number

IRS Employer
Identification No.
1-11607
DTE Energy Company
(a Michigan corporation)
One Energy Plaza
Detroit, Michigan 48226-1279
313-235-4000
38-3217752
1-2198
DTE Electric Company
(a Michigan corporation)
One Energy Plaza
Detroit, Michigan 48226-1279
313-235-4000
38-0478650


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Item 8.01. Other Events.

On April 19, 2017 DTE Electric Company (DTE Electric) filed a general rate case, No. U-18255, with the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC). The full text of the filing is available on the MPSC’s website (http://efile.mpsc.state.mi.us/efile/) under case number U-18255. DTE Electric is a wholly-owned subsidiary of DTE Energy Company (DTE Energy).
On April 19, 2017, DTE Energy posted a summary and discussion of the filing in the DTE Electric rate case to the DTE Energy website at www.dteenergy.com. The Summary is attached as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01.      Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

99.1
Summary of DTE Electric's Rate Case Filing U-18255.



Forward-Looking Statements:

This Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements that are subject to various assumptions, risks and uncertainties. It should be read in conjunction with the “Forward-Looking Statements” section in DTE Energy's and DTE Electric's 2016 Form 10-K (which section is incorporated by reference herein), and in conjunction with other SEC reports filed by DTE Energy and DTE Electric that discuss important factors that could cause DTE Energy's and DTE Electric's actual results to differ materially. DTE Energy and DTE Electric expressly disclaim any current intention to update any forward-looking statements contained in this report as a result of new information or future events or developments.







SIGNATURES


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


Date: April 19, 2017

 
DTE Energy Company
 
(Registrant)
 
 
 
/s/ Don M. Stanczak
 
Don M. Stanczak
 
Vice President
 
 

    
 
DTE Electric Company
 
(Registrant)
 
 
 
/s/ Don M. Stanczak
 
Don M. Stanczak
 
Vice President
 
 







EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Description
 
 
99.1
Summary of DTE Electric's Rate Case Filing U-18255.