DTE Energy (DTE) 10-K 2019 FY Annual report

Exhibit 32.173

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Annual Report on Form 10-K of DTE Energy Company for the year ended December 31, 2019, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Gerardo Norcia, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of my knowledge and belief:

(1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of DTE Energy Company.

Date:	February 5, 2020	/S/ GERARDO NORCIA
		Gerardo Norcia President and Chief Executive Officer of DTE Energy Company

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to DTE Energy Company and will be retained by DTE Energy Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.