Metro Detroiters fed up with price of DTE bills rising
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- Опубліковано 9 вер 2024
- IT HAS BEEN A SWELTERING SUMMER IN METRO DETROIT - AND NOW THE COST OF THE HEAT IS HITTING HOME TO PEOPLE ALL OVER OUR AREA. WE'VE SEEN A LOT OF PEOPLE TALKING ON COMMUNITY GROUPS - IN SHOCK OVER JUST HOW HIGH THEIR ELECTRIC BILL IS. ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE - WE ASKED HOW YOUR ELECTRIC BILL IS LOOKING - AND WE GOT HUNDREDS OF COMMENTS FROM PEOPLE - STUNNED AT JUST HOW MORE THEY'RE PAYING YEAR-OVER-YEAR. SO WE SENT 7 ACTION NEWS REPORTER PETER MAXWELL TO BERKLEY AND WESTLAND - TO SEE THE IMPACT - AND TO TALK TO D-T-E ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON.
Now you know why DTE spends so much lobbying Lansing. If we the people lobby it's called bribing and we go to jail. Why do you have to lobby for a monopoly?
so you can remain a monopoly.
@@jetsamperes5762 exactly !!
Lol.
"We" voted for this. Y'all don't want coal or natural gas. Ya don't want nuclear.
Y'all creamed your pants for EVs, every electric device under the sun, and gReEn eNeRgY.
Cope and seethe. It's not the mOnOpOlY... it's you.
Who allowed this kind of rates?? Who changed the peak hours??
DTE and Consumer's are regulated by the MPSC (Michigan Public Service Commission), they review and consider all the changes these companies request. Aside from that, something is not right when a consumers regular bill goes up by 50%. There is defintely something else going on with this
Is it for a month? or a quarter?
@@lynntomk BROCK OBUME
Whitmer
@@quantumhelium💯
I was pissed when i got 190 dollar bill.
Enough is enough 😢
@@GT47179 it's getting utterly disgusting tbh
@@GT47179 I once told a lady , I am not using my heat. I have a kerosene heater running. I swear to God the lady said well sir that has to be plugged in and that consumes power !
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, keeps trying to fight these prices.
😂
I think from four hundred and some dollars to six hundred and some dollars is a little more than 10% and they want everyone to switch over to EVs are you kidding if they have to charge everyone ridiculous amounts of money now I can only imagin what our bills will be if everyone is driving around in electric cars 🤔
$170 is a 35% increase!
Bro… Where are you getting 10%
Your math isn't matching 400 to 600 is a 50% increase.
@@captainkrunch6372 I’m giving you an exact calculation.
Jeez Detroit public schools have gone to shit.
What's crazy is that between the hours of 3pm and 7pm most people are getting home from work around those hours.
Fancy thermostat. Ice out the house from 1-3. I'm talking 68° cheaper then turning on the air at all from 3-7🤣🤣
Peak hours should be illegal. Especially when you have weather conditions that could be life threatening.
The grid is old and outdated and needs to be upgraded but you all ain’t ready for that discussion
The commission has been approving increases for approx. 9 years. Where is the money going?
yes, well, if one provides a service, then one is responsible for making sure that service works correctly.
it is not the fault of the consumer if DTE hasn't been maintaining its infrastructure. they need to do their jobs because they are definitely getting paid.
I need a new combine,so you should have to pay twice as much for your loaf of bread is the same type of logic.
@@christinajones7696 That Part!
Its not just Metro Detroiter's it's the whole darn state. We are all fed up with all the corporations putting the screws to us.
Even with our air on all day, it's not that much.... something wrong here forsure
Same, my house has double the square footage and is half of what their bill is. Doesn't add up.
my bill is $250 and I live in a townhouse in the area.
It's real. It adds up because they jack up their prices.
@user-ky4hc1bx7s that's nuts. I live in a house double the square footage. Run my pool pump, air, fans. It's only 150....
The CEO is gambling on wallstreet and we are paying for it.
What’s the purpose of having a government that looks the other way. These corporations are untouched
Its what happens when people cry there is too much government then you have a president that cuts regulations. It becomes a free for all on screwing the American people
They spent all the money on the solar panels and wind farms instead of the gride, then that doesn't give enough power to cover the power plants they have closed. So they buy power from Canada and the state lets them over charge you for they screw up. Cost me 48$ for 5.13$ worth of gas from. The market price has been 2.2-2.7 they charge 3.8.
I try very hard not to use my Utilities. DTE came out & accused me of not having a face on my meter, lie. Then they changed the face. They don't like it, if you don't have a high bill.
Kin folk said Jed move away from MI
Water in Grand Ledge is $150.00 a month for one person!!! They blame it on infrastructure.
This place SUUUUUUUUUUUCCKS.
Maybe my bill won’t be too bad since I’ve lost power 3 times for multiple days this past cycle.
Is this for the MONTH? That's ridiculous.
Same thing happened to us this month. We need some kind of protection from this.
Get out of here my date bill is 100 dollars they must be running a/ c unit n every for 600
Mine was $90. I live in an apt.
But their home looks so well-insulated!
@@joez.2794 that's my home and it's literally a hot box during the last few summers. Someone did suggest for me to weatherize it again and my friend just suggested to me to try to paint it a lighter shade.
These folks are the types running A/C 24-7. I keep my windows open from 5am until the sun comes up, then keep the house shut up with A/C set to 74° until peak rate hours end. At 7pm, the windows are opened again. Some folks need to figure this out
Our thermostat is set to 76 as you see I have no shade. My place is literally a hot box. The side we were on gets so hot I can't have regular blinds because they melt from the sun. We use dark blackout curtains. When the reporter came my temp inside was 77 , all lights off etc. by 5 pm it was 80 and I didn't even use oven to cook yesterday. The week we had the 90's temps it stayed 84 in here 😢 my furnace never gets a break
I set my AC temperature to 78 degrees in the day and 80 degrees at night.
There's no need to run an A/C 24-7.
@@RCmack people should be free to use their air conditioners however they see fit without being charged an extortionate rate.
of course it is going to cost more to use it more, but that is no excuse for price gouging.
The story of my life let’s protest because these DTE bills be ridiculously high
the news man explaining that intense heat is the cause and a a/c or FAN may have caused that bill is nuts. He further explains a fan will move a bill from $200 to $650? for one month. Another thing is we have not been in intense heat this summer, we've had alot of lot LOW humidity for this time of year. Lots of rainy and low humidity days. I only ran my central a/c for about 9 days in June and 1/2 the time it was cooler if I would have opened the door at night since I have interruptable meter and they shut it off all night.
They did not shut your interruptible service off at night, lol. Stop lying.
They will give you 7$ off a month if you're a senior with low income. And tell you that 7$ really adds up ! Really !!! I hate Dte... And the kicker. If you lose power for 4 days .you will get 25$ to replace the 300$ of food you lost. And you figure well without power for 4 days .Next month's bill should be so much lower. Noop! It's higher. They got to recoup that 25$ they paid out. 🎉🎉
I’m not home during peak hours and I’m charged 280 the month of July. Also what’s the point of an A/C if you have to keep the cooling temp at 77 degrees. DTE is a rip off.
DTE ENERGY IS NO SECRET TO COST MEASUREMENTS PEAK HOURS ARE HIGHEST IN RATES AND EXTENDED PERIODS OF AIR CONDITIONING UNITS WILL DOUBLE FROM DAY HOURS THROUGHOUT THE NEXT DAY USAGE PER SQUARE FEET OF HOMES APARTMENTS TOWNHOUSES AND CONDOMINIUMS MORE FOOTAGE TO COOL THE EXPENSE IS INCREASE RATES OF ELECTRICAL POWER SUPPLY AND HOURS IN OPERATION
The thing people need to relies is that when your ac wont cool your home to the temp you want do to poor insulation you need to turn the temperature up to what the ac can handle and that will also help you save
That house isn't that big, square footage wise, which is a good thing for what I'm proposing. The central AC looks like it's not long for this world so DO NOT spend any money in trying to repair it. The absolute best bang for your dollar is to go and buy those super-efficient window AC units like those U shape window AC units that are inverter driven. You'll have to buy one for each occupied bedroom and one for your main living space during the day. I know, buying 3 window AC units sounds excessive but I'll bet money it'll be cheaper than having a real HVAC tech come and fix your old central AC where you'll waste electricity cooling rooms that are not occupied. IMHO
It's a different calculation for renters.
This is also happening with the water department also!
My bill went from $250 to $450 in less than 31 days ant it wasn't even the heat wave. 10% my butt try 80%.... Corporate Greed.
I ended up putting solar panels on my roof to offset the cost. It does help but the only thing is DTE doesn't allow net metering some forced to turn the utility off and just run off of solar at times. DTE are crooks.
How much does DTI get from govt subsidies?
I thought price gouging was illegal? I guess when a corporation lobbies the government, then it’s OK.
"All she has is a window unit... and a central air conditioner."
And they both looked rather old and not well maintained.
How are people using so much electricity??? Even with an EV and the hot summer we’ve had so far this year, my bill has only gone up ~ $20 to $30 compared to last year.
Edit: I charge my car every night at home, have been for 3 months now.
I own ev and charge at home. You must drive 3 miles a day if your bill went up only 30 bucks.
it's all over .never know what next bill is. the way they are doing is wrong...one minute 100$ next min 500$.???? help us all to stop this so we can go to work and live
Monopolization,
It's $200-300/month and I live in a small townhouse.
So basically they double charging you till September when it’s about to get cold and then they tax you some more! Dam shame!
Some Fast Food establishments are doing upcharges doing there evening rush hours. I heard that from plenty of young people.
Yeah they are horrible
Thier intense greed is to blame
Well, I saw some pretty old and inefficient-looking A/C units in that video. But if they're renting, the landlords really have no incentive to install newer/more-efficient equipment, or to do any weatherization etc, because they don't pay the utility bills.
Yet the power lines continue to fail us, cause us to throw away food, alter our abilities to bath, not to mention throws a wrench in our loved if you have so telework hours to do from home. Be nice if to have a solar panel right now on my house
My apartment DTE bill started at $85, i just got an email... its now $171.
She should have her air conditioner(s) checked and cleaned.
Rate hikes? On utilities? So, they don’t want to upgrade the grid to make it more resilient, you just have to pay more and even if you do, the power grid may still fail?
You voted against coal.
You voted against nuclear.
You voted for EVs.
You voted for Green Energy.
Cope and seethe.
you and I get it .....I liked your comment
I did not vote for those things. Let the people that voted for it--pay for it.
Vote Trump
That air conditioner unit is very very old ... see how many amps it is using ... i had an air conditioner once was 77 amps ... thats really high ..... the one i have now is 18 amps ... cut bill dramatically....and please someone help this woman .... you need to upgrade your Ac unit .... clean you ducts .... caulking is very helpfulll ... hope someone helps you 652 dollars for dte is outrageous.... also ..... clean caulk and paint your house white if you can ... white refects and keeps your house cooler ... black absorbs heat ...😊 😊 😊 my bill was 109 ... and i say cool at 72 ... 1 insulation 2 caulk outside and paint white...3 try to get a low seer ac unit ..
The options and calculations are different for renters.
Peak electrical demand has not a damn thing to do with how much it cost the electrical supplier to produce the electric electricity they sell you. What does make a difference is how much they can make you pay for it when when there is a higher demand. Just like housing food consumer products natural resources like gas coal ect electricity is a commodity that is bought and sold on the open market, imported and exported to one from Michigan.
That is my home in the video. I have had a few reach out to me suggestions of getting it weatherized again and one suggested i try painting a lighter color. We have our thermostat set at 76. It was 77 when the reporter visited me. By 5 pm it was 80 inside and i didn't even turn on my oven to cook. It gets so hot from the sun on that side we cant use blinds or they melt. In a couple rooms we do have blackout curtains. But i will try the suggestions given to me and hope next summer is better 🤞
Ideally you want to block the sun _before_ it gets inside. Awnings, exterior rolling shutters, or window tint will keep the heat out.
@@holycrapchris But the options and calculations are different for renters.
This is why I don’t live in Michigan
Meanwhile in Windsor that would be less than $150
Vote Republican
Why would we vote Republican if we are middle-class poor people middle-class really don’t exist anymore we’re poor basically why would we vote for a Republican? They’re not gonna help us they’re trying to help themselves. Keep their millions of dollars Republicans. Don’t care about us you people wanna vote for Republicans because of race factors no republican is ever cared about middle-class poor people and Black people minorities and general
I keep my AC at 70, and don't run it between 11 AM and 7 PM. Also I have an induction range. Yet my bill is still only $190 per month. Something is wrong with that picture. 600 is an absurd amount for energy. I do wonder though if that home she lives in is well insulated or not. Without insulation and a newer AC unit I am certain my energy bills would be far higher
AEP in ohio is doing the same thing!!!!!
HOW DO HIGHER PRICES REDUCE THE STRAIN ON THE GRID? SO FULL OF SHIT!!!
The central air should be able to adequately cool the home, and do it fairly efficiently. The window unit would not be necessary unless something is wrong with the central air unit. That's where their electric is going.. Wasted in an ac in need of service...
The options and calculations are different for renters.
@@kerryedavis the math and calculations is still math.... try again... math is law, not guesswork
@@sibhuskyguy Not the point. The calculations for the landlord vs tenant are different, because the landlord doesn't gain from spending money on a new AC unit unless they increase the rent, perhaps by a lot. Only the tenant benefits, from lower utility costs - which the landlord doesn't pay.
@@kerryedavis the point is at the top of your head.... i'm not saying the landlord shouldn't fix his crap... as a renter i totally believe the landlord is responsible to repair his property and save himself as much money as possible.... saving 5 dollars now is not going to pardon the landlord from his own sins..... especially if electric is paid on the rent for a landlord.... that saved 5 dollars now can lead to hundreds of thousands later.... it's just a common fact.... my own landlord throws away thousands a month by not repairing things or keeping up on the building maintenance.... he's doing it to himself.. if he regularly maintained the heating/ac units in the apartments he would save hundreds maybe thousands a year alone on clean filters and the associated electric waste.... if he fixed the foundation and exterior of the building he wouldn't have to spend 400 plus a month to remove squirrels from the walls.... but he does... electric and heat and gas are included in my rent only because it's a single family home converted into 4 apartments... he doesn't want to spend to split the gas and electric meters and rewire the house (where the wiring is an absolute mess and only wastes more electricity).... he is saving a few hundred now to burn through multiple thousands later when the building becomes unlivable....
but none of that removes the fact if you pay for your own electric and you install an under powered ac unit for the space it has to cool, you're throwing electric money away.....
either way the waste is there.....
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They told me to turn my air off during their peak hours lol. That's why I commented on their Facebook post. It's crazy
Mickey mouse for president 🤦🤷
Lies
We need ccosly it's not that bad for the environment
Air conditioning bills are always going to rise in the summer. This has been a particularly rough summer with all the hot and humid air around.
But DTE bills should go down, in my opinion. It seems like DTE is taking advantage of poorer people.
Donald Trump's base, mainly lower income white people, will have to hope Trump puts a stop to random cost hikes in electric and air conditioning bills if/when he's President again.
They have to raise bills to Governor Gretchen Whittmer and Dana Nessel more donations
Dana Nessel has always fought against rising rates. DTE blames it on repairs & upgrades.🙄