Political Quotes

“I am sick and tired of DTE Energy's corporate greed, while many residents suffer the consequences and go days without power in Michigan. Our families can't afford more power outages that spoil their groceries. And guess what? They only get $25, sometimes $35 in reimbursement. It ruins their medicine that is in the refrigerator. It leaves our neighbors without access to critical medical devices, all because DTE would rather pay out their executives--look it up--and their shareholders rather than ensure reliability. They defer maintenance and would rather pay their shareholders instead of making sure the grid is strong and reliable. Last month, with record-breaking heat waves, temperatures reached 95 degrees in southeast Michigan while over 200,000 residents went without power due to DTE Energy's failure to invest in their infrastructure upgrades while continuing to raise rates on our families. The company made $1.4 billion in profits last year alone. Their CEO, Jerry Norcia, makes $10 million a year, but they are begging the Michigan Public Service Commission to approve more rate hikes--I think it is the third or fourth already--and asking our residents to pick up the tab for their executives to travel on corporate jets. It is shameful. The Michigan Public Service Commission should reject these outrageous rate increases. They are not reasonable. They are not fair. We need utilities that serve the people, not shareholders. We need public power.…”