Item 8.01. Other Events
On January 26, 2009, The Detroit Edison Company ("Detroit Edison") filed a general rate case with the Michigan Public Service Commission ("MPSC"). A summary of key provisions of this filing can be found posted to the DTE Energy Company ("DTE Energy") website at www.dteenergy.com and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. The full testimony of the filing (Case Number U-15768) will be available on the MPSC's website (http://efile.mpsc.cis.state.mi.us/efile/). Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
99.1 Summary of Detroit Edison's General Rate Case Filing dated January 27, 2009.

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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