UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

_____________________________

FORM 8-K

~~_____________________________~~CURRENT REPORT

~~Current~~Pursuant ~~Report~~to Section 13 or 15(d)

~~Pursuant~~of tothe ~~Section~~Securities 13Exchange orAct ~~15(d)~~ of ~~the~~1934

~~Securities~~Date ~~Exchange~~of ~~Act~~Report: ofMarch ~~1934~~10, 2022

~~Date of Report~~ (Date of earliest event reported): ~~June 10, 2016~~

CommissionFile Number	Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter, State of Incorporation, Address of Principal Executive Offices and Telephone Number	IRS EmployerIdentification No.
Commission file number		Registrant, State of Incorporation orOrganization,Address of Principal Executive Offices andTelephone Number	IRS EmployerIdentification Number
1-11607	DTE Energy Company(a Michigan corporation)One Energy PlazaDetroit, Michigan 48226-1279313-235-4000	38-3217752
1-2198		DTE ELECTRIC COMPANY(a Michigan corporation)One Energy PlazaDetroit, Michigan 48226-1279313-235-4000	38-0478650
1-2198	DTE Electric Company(a Michigan corporation)One Energy PlazaDetroit, Michigan 48226-1279313-235-4000	38-0478650
333-261612-01		DTE ELECTRIC SECURITIZATION FUNDING I LLC(a Delaware limited liability company)C/O DTE Electric CompanyOne Energy PlazaDetroit, Michigan 48226-1279313-235-4000	87-2027468

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~~Item~~SECURITIES ~~7.01. Regulation~~REGISTERED FDPURSUANT ~~Disclosure.~~TO SECTION 12(b) OF THE ACT:

~~DTE~~Title ~~Energy Company (“DTE Energy”) will meet with investors June 13-14, 2016. A copy~~ of ~~the~~each ~~slide~~class ~~presentation~~Trading ~~from the meetings and the business update presentation is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and will be available on DTE Energy'~~Symbol(s) ~~website,~~Name ~~www.dteenergy.com on June 10, 2016. In the meetings and the presentation, DTE Energy reaffirms its 2016 operating earnings guidance range~~ of ~~$4.80~~each -exchangeon ~~$5.05~~which ~~per~~registered ~~share.~~None

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule

~~In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8~~12b-K, the information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth in such a filing.2

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

~~Item 9~~(§240.~~01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.~~12b-2

of this chapter).

~~(d) Exhibits~~Emerging growth company ☐

~~99.1 Slide~~If ~~Presentation~~an ofemerging ~~DTE~~growth ~~Energy~~company, ~~Company~~indicate ~~dated~~by ~~June~~check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13~~-14,~~(a) ~~2016~~of the Exchange Act. ☐

~~Forward-Looking~~Item ~~Statements:~~8.01. Other Events

On March 10, 2022, DTE Electric Company (the “Utility”) and DTE Electric Securitization Funding I LLC (the “Issuing Entity”) entered into an Underwriting Agreement with Citigroup Global Markets Inc. as representative of the underwriters identified therein with respect to the purchase and sale of $235,800,000 of Senior Secured Securitization Bonds, Series 2022A (the “Securitization Bonds”), to be issued by the Issuing Entity pursuant to an Indenture and Series Supplement, each to be dated as of March 17, 2022, which are annexed hereto as Exhibits 4.1 and 4.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form

~~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 DTE Energy's and DTE Electric Company's (DTE Electric) 2015 Form 10-K and 2016 Form 10-Q (which sections are incorporated by reference herein), and in conjunction with other SEC reports filed by DTE Energy and DTE Electric that discuss important factors that could cause DTE Energy's and DTE Electric's actual results to differ materially. DTE Energy and DTE Electric 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.

The Securitization Bonds were offered pursuant to the prospectus dated March 10, 2022 (the “Prospectus”). In connection with the issuance of the Securitization Bonds, the Utility and the Issuing Entity also expect to enter into a Securitization Property Servicing Agreement, Securitization Property Purchase and Sale Agreement, and Administration Agreement, which are annexed hereto as Exhibits 10.1, 10.2 and 10.3, respectively, to this Current Report on

8-K.

Additionally, effective as of March 9, 2022, the Issuing Entity adopted an Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement (the “A&R LLC Agreement”) in connection with the issuance of the Securitization Bonds. The A&R LLC Agreement, which is described in the Prospectus, was previously approved by the Utility, the sole member of the Issuing Entity. The description of the A&R LLC Agreement in the Prospectus is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the A&R LLC Agreement, which is annexed hereto as Exhibit 3.2 to this Current Report on Form

8-K

and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.


Exhibit No.		Description

1.1		Underwriting Agreement among DTE Electric Securitization Funding I LLC, DTE Electric Company and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. as representative for the Underwriters identified therein, dated March 10, 2022

3.2		Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement, dated as of March 9, 2022, of DTE Electric Securitization Funding I LLC

4.1		Indenture between DTE Electric Securitization Funding I LLC and The Bank of New York Mellon as the Indenture Trustee (including forms of the Senior Secured Securitization Bonds), to be dated as of March 17, 2022

4.2		Series Supplement between DTE Electric Securitization Funding I LLC and The Bank of New York Mellon as the Indenture Trustee, to be dated as of March 17, 2022

10.1		Securitization Property Servicing Agreement between DTE Electric Securitization Funding I LLC and DTE Electric Company, as Servicer, to be dated as of March 17, 2022

10.2		Securitization Property Purchase and Sale Agreement between DTE Electric Securitization Funding I LLC and DTE Electric Company, as Seller, to be dated as of March 17, 2022

10.3		Administration Agreement between DTE Electric Securitization Funding I LLC and DTE Electric Company, as Administrator, to be dated as of March 17, 2022

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned ~~hereunto~~thereunto duly authorized.

Date: June 10, 2016


	DTE ELECTRIC COMPANY

	By:	/s/ Timothy J. Lepczyk
Dated: March 14, 2022		Timothy J. Lepczyk Assistant Treasurer

	DTE ELECTRIC SECURITIZATION FUNDING I LLC

	By:	/s/ Timothy J. Lepczyk
Dated: March 14, 2022		Timothy J. Lepczyk Secretary

DTE ENERGY COMPANY(Registrant) /s/Peter B. OleksiakPeter B. OleksiakSenior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

DTE ELECTRIC COMPANY(Registrant) /s/Peter B. OleksiakPeter B. OleksiakSenior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

ExhibitNumber	Description
99.1	Slide Presentation of DTE Energy Company dated June 13-14, 2016.

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