Metro Detroit community wants answers after storms left some homes without power for a week Local leaders hope for town hall between DTE, customers
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. – Nearly one million Michigan households were without power
Wisconsin, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois all saw outages, but Michigan seems to have been hit the hardest, having more than 10 times the outages than the other states.
Get Caught Up: Nearly a million Michigan households lose power -- Why does this keep happening?
Some homeowners in Oakland County were without power for seven days. They want to know why it took so long for power to be restored.
Residents in Southfield and Lathrup Village said it’s unacceptable and now their mayors are looking to DTE Energy and demanding a change .
They’re hoping it will lead to a town hall with DTE and its customers -- many of whom have lost faith in the utility.
Read: Michigan AG calls on DTE, Consumers to automatically credit customers amid power outages
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Nick joined the Local 4 team in February of 2015. Prior to that he spent 6 years in Sacramento covering a long list of big stories including wildfires and earthquakes. Raised in Sterling Heights, he is no stranger to the deep history and pride Detroit has to offer.
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Dane is a producer and media enthusiast. He previously worked freelance video production and writing jobs in Michigan, Georgia and Massachusetts. Dane graduated from the Specs Howard School of Media Arts.
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