DTE Rate Case U-21297 (2023): Deadlines and Hearing Dates

The MPSC has published a list of filing deadlines and hearing dates for DTE's 2023 rate case (U-21297) :

Filing	Deadline
Testimony (Staff/Intervenors)	June 13, 2023
Rebuttal Testimony	July 7, 2023
Motions to Strike	July 13, 2023
Responses to Motions	July 17, 2023
Briefs	August 15, 2023
Reply Briefs (RTW)	September 1, 2023
PFD [1] Target Date	October 5, 2023
Exceptions	October 27, 2023
Replies to Exceptions	November 8, 2023

[1] PFD: Proposal for Decision: An administrative law judge (ALJ) reviews the case up to this point and writes their findings in a proposed decision for the case. The Commission takes the PFD (and exceptions to the proposal, and replies to those exceptions) into account when issuing its final decision (order) in the case. The commission is required to issue its final order within 10 months of the date the utility filed the application.

Hearing	Scheduled Date
Motion Hearing [2] [7]	March 14, 2023 10:00 a.m. [7]
Cross-examination (all parties, all testimony)	July 19-21, 24, and 25, 2023

[2] The purpose of this hearing is to address objections and responses to those objections [3] [4] [5] [6] to DTE Electric’s proposed protective order in the case.

The MPSC publishes additional general information about the rate case process on their website.

[7] The March 14 Motion Hearing has been cancelled because the parties have waived oral argument on the matter.