Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
Anthony F. Earley Jr., DTE Energy Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and David E. Meador, DTE Energy Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will provide a business update at the Edison Electric Institute Financial Conference at approximately 11:45 a.m. EST November 11, 2008. Mr. Earley, Mr. Meador, as well as other representatives of DTE Energy, will be meeting with individual groups of investors during the conference, which begins on November 9, 2008. A copy of the slide presentation is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and incorporated herein by reference.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth in such a filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
99.1 Slide Presentation of DTE Energy Company dated November 11, 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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