For thousands of Michiganders, their power company will remain a cash-only business.
DTE Energy, the state’s largest electric utility, may continue its unique policy of forcing certain customers to pay their monthly electric bills only in cash for a year’s time, state regulators have ruled.
Advocates sought to restrict the practice, with some arguing it preyed on low-income customers, forcing them to ferry around large amounts of cash and go out of their way to stay current on electric bills…