She will hold investor-owned utility companies accountable for raising electricity rates.

Today, U.S. Representative Haley Stevens (MI-11) introduced the Stop Unfair Electricity Prices Act, legislation aimed at holding investor-owned utility companies accountable and protecting Michigan families from rising electricity costs while executives and shareholders reap significant profits.

Stevens committed through legislation to hold investor-owned utilities accountable for rate hikes.

Rep. Stevens Introduces Bill to Crack Down on Corporate Utilities, Protect Michigan Families from Rising Electricity Bills | Congresswoman Haley Stevens
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Representative Haley M. Stevens (1983 - ) In Congress 2019 - Present. Party Democratic. House Michigan, District 11 116th-119th (2019-Present). Member Activity: Sponsored Legislation [109]; Cosponsored Legislation (All) [1,460]; House Roll Call Votes [1,673].

Establishes Stevens' federal office and service window for judging action after the campaign promise. The available member activity record shows broad legislative activity but does not by itself show a specific enacted utility-rate-accountability measure.

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Representative Haley M. Stevens - Congress.gov Member Profile
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The mission of the Michigan Public Service Commission is to serve the public by ensuring safe, reliable, and accessible energy and telecommunications services at reasonable rates. Industries We Regulate: Natural Gas; Electricity; Telecommunications.

Shows that electric and natural-gas rate oversight for Michigan utilities is primarily a state regulatory function of the MPSC, not a direct power of a U.S. House member. This makes federal fulfillment dependent on federal legislation, oversight, or advocacy rather than direct rate-case decisions.

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About the Michigan Public Service Commission
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Latest Action: 08/16/2022 Became Public Law No: 117-169. The act creates a new tax credit for the production of clean electricity. The act creates a new clean electricity investment tax credit for investment in qualifying zero-emissions electricity generation facilities or energy storage technology.

The IRA became law and included clean-electricity provisions that could affect electricity costs, but it did not specifically create a utility-rate accountability mechanism for investor-owned utilities raising rates.

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H.R.5376 - Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
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Roll Call 420 | Bill Number: H. R. 5376. Vote Question: On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment. Status: Passed. yea: 220; nay: 207. Stevens Democratic Michigan MI Yea.

Stevens voted for the Inflation Reduction Act, a concrete federal action connected to energy costs. Because the vote targeted clean-energy investment and consumer costs rather than directly holding investor-owned utilities accountable for rate hikes, it supports only partial fulfillment.

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Roll Call 420 | Bill Number: H.R.5376
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RFF researchers model the impact of the proposed Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 on consumer electricity prices, finding that it reduces the average American household's electricity costs by $170-$220 a year. Retail costs of electricity are expected to decline 5.2-6.7 percent over the next decade.

Independent modeling projected that the IRA would lower and stabilize electricity rates. This supports a partial outcome on rate pressure, but it is not evidence that Stevens held investor-owned utilities accountable for rate increases.

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Retail Electricity Rates under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
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The Michigan Public Service Commission recently authorized DTE Electric Co. to increase its revenue by $217.38 million. The approved revenue increase is more than half of DTE Electric's initial request in March for a 10% increase, totaling $456.4 million. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel advocated for a smaller hike.

A major investor-owned Michigan utility still received a rate increase years into Stevens' federal service, and the accountability action described came from state regulators and the Michigan Attorney General, not Stevens. This weighs against full fulfillment.

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Michigan greenlights DTE rate hike; monthly bills to rise by $4.61
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DTE Electric filed for a $474 million rate hike Tuesday, two months after the state approved a $242 million rate increase that took effect in March. The request to the Michigan Public Service Commission begins a 10-month review known as a rate case. Attorney General Dana Nessel said she'll challenge the request.

As of 2026, DTE continued to seek rate hikes, with review and challenge occurring through state mechanisms. No Stevens-specific accountability action is identified in this reporting, reinforcing that the promise was at most partially addressed through broader federal energy-cost legislation.

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DTE files new $474M rate hike request
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