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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