Company: DTK
Filing Date: 2025-07-29
Form Type: 10-Q
Source: 0000936340-25-000182
Chunk: 6

Company: DTE ENERGY CO
Filing Date: 2025-07-29
Form: 10-Q
Item: Part I, Item 2
Chunk 6
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2,166 5,583 3,428 Total DTE Electric Sales12,665 12,103 24,817 22,915 DTE Electric DeliveriesRetail and wholesale9,582 9,937 19,234 19,487 Electric retail access1,142 1,120 2,220 2,170 Total DTE Electric Sales and Deliveries10,724 11,057 21,454 21,657 

Fuel and purchased power — utility expense increased $15 million and $58 million in the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, respectively.  The increase in both periods was due to the following:

Three Months(In millions)Gas - higher prices and consumption$21 Nuclear fuel - higher amortization due to refueling outage in 20248 Coal - lower prices, partially offset by higher consumption(18)Other4 $15 

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Six Months(In millions)Coal - higher consumption, partially offset by lower prices$42 Gas - higher prices, partially offset by lower consumption12 Nuclear fuel - higher amortization due to refueling outage in 202412 Higher transmission expenses8 Purchased power - lower volumes primarily due to higher generation, partially offset by higher prices(27)Other11 $58 

Operation and maintenance expense increased $35 million and decreased $4 million in the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, respectively.  The increase in the second quarter was primarily due to higher plant generation expense of $11 million, higher corporate support costs of $7 million, higher legal expense of $6 million, higher distribution operations expense of $5 million, and higher benefits and other compensation expense of $5 million.  The decrease in the six-month period was primarily due to one-time costs in 2024 of $32 million resulting from the voluntary separation incentive program, partially offset by higher benefits and other compensation expense of $11 million, higher EWR expense of $9 million, and higher legal expense of $9 million.

Depreciation and amortization expense increased $23 million and $52 million in the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, respectively.  The increase in both periods was primarily due to higher depreciable base.

Taxes other than income increased $10 million in the six months ended June 30, 2025.  The increase in the six-month period was primarily due to higher property