FORM 8-K
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 29, 2008
         
    Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter,    
Commission   State of Incorporation, Address of Principal   I.R.S. Employer
File Number   Executive Offices and Telephone Number   Identification No.
         
1-11607   DTE Energy Company   38-3217752
    (a Michigan corporation)    
    2000 2nd Avenue    
    Detroit, Michigan 48226-1279    
    313-235-4000    
         
1-2198   The Detroit Edison Company   38-0478650
    (a Michigan corporation)    
    2000 2nd Avenue    
    Detroit, Michigan 48226-1279    
    313-235-4000    
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Item 8.01. Other Events
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Item 8.01. Other Events
On December 29, 2008, DTE Energy Company (“DTE Energy”) posted a summary of The Detroit Edison Company’s (“Detroit Edison”) Electric Rate Order to the DTE Energy website at www.dteenergy.com/investors/update.html. Detroit Edison is a wholly-owned subsidiary of DTE Energy
For a detailed discussion, please see the Summary of Detroit Edison’s Electric Rate Order dated December 29, 2008, attached as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
  99.1   Summary of Detroit Edison’s Electric Rate Order dated December 29, 2008.
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 both of DTE Energy’s and The Detroit Edison Company’s (“Detroit Edison”) 2007 Form 10-K and 2008 Forms 10-Q (which sections are incorporated by reference herein), and in conjunction with other SEC reports filed by DTE Energy and Detroit Edison that discuss important factors that could cause DTE Energy’s and Detroit Edison’s actual results to differ materially. DTE Energy and Detroit Edison 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.

 


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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: December 29, 2008  DTE ENERGY COMPANY
(Registrant)
 
 
  /s/Daniel G. Brudzynski    
  Daniel G. Brudzynski   
  Vice President — Regulatory Affairs   
 
  THE DETROIT EDISON COMPANY
(Registrant)
 
 
  /s/Daniel G. Brudzynski    
  Daniel G. Brudzynski   
  Vice President — Regulatory Affairs   

 


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EXHIBIT INDEX
     
Exhibit    
Number   Description
 
   
 
   
99.1
  Summary of Detroit Edison’s Electric Rate Order dated December 29, 2008.