The Brief
- DTE Energy will soon charge a processing fee to pay bills with a credit or debit card.
- This fee will not apply if customers pay via bank account, at a kiosk, or mail a check.
- The fee begins March 2.
DETROIT (FOX 2) – Paying your DTE Energy bill will soon cost you if you use a card to make that payment.
The utility company announced that beginning March 2, residential customers will be charged $2.99 if they pay their bill with a card, while commercial customers will be charged a $9.99 fee. The fee is per payment, meaning that if a customer makes multiple payments with a credit or debit card a month, they will be charged the fee each time.
This fee is to cover charges from payment processors.
How to pay DTE bill without fee
Customers have several options for avoiding this new fee. …