Company: DTK
Filing Date: 2025-10-30
Form Type: 10-Q
Source: 0000936340-25-000223
Chunk: 197

Company: DTE ENERGY CO
Filing Date: 2025-10-30
Form: 10-Q
Item: Part I, Item 8
Chunk 197
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 Electric CompanyCombined Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) — (Continued)

Other ContingenciesThe Registrants are involved in certain other legal, regulatory, administrative, and environmental proceedings before various courts, arbitration panels, and governmental agencies concerning claims arising in the ordinary course of business.  These proceedings include certain contract disputes, additional environmental reviews and investigations, audits, inquiries from various regulators, and pending judicial matters.  The Registrants cannot predict the final disposition of such proceedings.  The Registrants regularly review legal matters and record provisions for claims that they can estimate and are considered probable of loss.  The resolution of these pending proceedings is not expected to have a material effect on the Registrants' Consolidated Financial Statements in the periods they are resolved.For a discussion of contingencies related to regulatory matters and derivatives, see Notes 7 and 10 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, "Regulatory Matters" and "Financial and Other Derivative Instruments," respectively.

NOTE 15 — RETIREMENT BENEFITS AND TRUSTEED ASSETS

DTE Energy's subsidiary, DTE Energy Corporate Services, LLC, sponsors defined benefit pension plans and other postretirement benefit plans covering certain employees of the Registrants.  Participants of all plans are solely DTE Energy and affiliate participants.The following tables detail the components of net periodic benefit costs (credits) for pension benefits and other postretirement benefits for DTE Energy:Pension BenefitsOther Postretirement Benefits2025202420252024(In millions)Three Months Ended September 30,Service cost$12 $14 $4 $4 Interest cost54 52 15 16 Expected return on plan assets(73)(86)(29)(30)Amortization of:Net actuarial loss22 15 — 2 Prior service credit(1)— — (3)Net periodic benefit cost (credit)$14 $(5)$(10)$(11)Pension BenefitsOther Postretirement Benefits2025202420252024Nine Months Ended September 30,Service cost$36 $43 $11 $13 Interest cost162 156 46 47 Expected return on plan assets(218)(256)(88)(90)Amortization of:Net actuarial loss66 44 1 5 Prior service credit(1)(1)— (8)Net periodic benefit cost (credit)$45 $(14)$(30)$(33)DTE Electric accounts for its