DTE and Consumers reports 2019

Dear Sarah Alvarez:
Thank you for your interest in public records of the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs of Michigan. Your 2/24/2020 request has been received in this office and given the reference number R043970-022420 for tracking purposes. A written request made by facsimile, electronic mail, or other electronic transmission is not received by a public body's FOIA coordinator until one (1) business day after the electronic transmission is made. (MCL15.235(1))
Records Requested: "To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:

I am requesting copies of the following public records for:

1) DTE Energy;

2) Consumers Energy; and

For each of the three utilities, for residential electric and/or gas customers only, records that show, separately for each of the two listed utilities:

Shut-offs by month, from January 2019 to present, along with monthly numerical breakdowns for each of the two utilities of the stated reasons for the shut-offs.
The number of customers 30, 60, and 90 days past due, by month, from January 2019 to present.
I am requesting that these public records be made available in electronic format, preferably in Excel spreadsheets, and e-mailed to me at sarah@outliermedia.org.

I am a journalist working on an article about a matter of public interest. I ask that you waive any allowable fees associated with responding to this request. If you do charge me allowable fees, and if they will exceed $25, please notify me in advance.

If you have any questions about this request, or if I can amend this request to make it easier for you to respond, please do not hesitate to telephone me at 734-358-6669.

Though I am asking that you respond by email, if for any reason you need to contact me by regular mail, please do so at:

Sarah Alvarez
Outlier Media
440 Burroughs Street, Suite 158
Detroit, MI 48202

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 20 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Sarah Alvarez"

In accordance with the Michigan Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), MI LARA provides copies of its public records. Records which are exempt from disclosure by state or federal law will not be provided.


The FOIA does not require governmental bodies to create new records or answer questions. A request must ask for records or information already in existence. A person has the right to subscribe to future issuance of public records that are created, issued or disseminated on a regular basis.

Michigan LARA will respond within five business days to a request. If needed, the agency may issue a notice extending for up to 10 additional business days the time it has to respond to your request.
You can monitor the progress of your request at the link below and you'll receive an email when your request has been completed.
FOIA Request Center (https://u8387778.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=6HtRfOYLt5fXvpttM-2FU1HRRDUyJKMck8CnS5-2FT3nJ2fROqV-2FDqw20Wu4P-2BXhrWuiOCMIZEQivrcvldTxMGCUgUFJGIDAy354vhN3MCX9nj8-3D70RS_lBXCylEkmEdG-2FjRTeAmJpwWWseLjuk88y0QOsE5RrbwG64sO6OVFvprO-2F52RpcjuoZihYF4X0yxy99Tt6X7yP-2BG5RDjlBmKc9WS1prO73oMyt5ItYnzfpbgFKg0yVz7kWO8r-2Fx8qfzuK0Cr2yw2ukNO6V32PtBFv7A9CiSNamGaRgCn5OaWOd2PwHnnSRp1L-2FWm-2BmD-2FCA2lRwCvTPhAkPJlezyr-2Ftz2wSEbtwWM3EppUl8bI9YiWsMQn-2Boiur0Eg-2FzLCYB3h8-2Fql9Zk-2BsQx-2BJizf8ZzjzVjAi7ospzPyfl78qdalMRnchqOgO-2Fv4ysrxZjFVKOcy6bxXHZ8j-2FRhvZw3DzvJwr194n4fzKVvFm2SZe3Kc5hh2p-2Fht8jNmFwnVgJWLxOfmfR85R6Sue9cmgIoQNLEUfOvMuxbzXga3W30-3D)
Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs