Nearly 8,000 northwest Detroit residents lost power Tuesday night after two cables to the power lines leading to a DTE Energy substation failed.
DTE Energy says its crews continue making progress restoring power across metro Detroit — and with more storms expected tonight, the company says teams are positioned to respond to any new outages.
DTE’s outage response after last week’s storms is continuing to leave some Metro Detroit residents frustrated and exhausted, even as the company’s CEO says crews are working to restore electricity across the region.
DTE Energy CEO Joi Harris is expected to provide an update on Tuesday, July 7, on the restoration progress as thousands of Metro Detroit residents are still without power.
Some DTE Energy customers say their frustration is mounting after days without power following Friday’s storm. Many are complaining that shifting restoration estimates are making a bad situation worse.
DTE Energy is expected to provide an update on Monday, July 5, on restoration efforts as thousands of Metro Detroiters are without power following storms.
DTE President and COO Matt Paul says crews are ‘fully focused on restoring every customer as safety and quickly as we can.’
As temperatures climb and air conditioners work overtime, DTE Energy says it’s seeing a surge in calls and is reminding homeowners that a few simple steps can improve comfort and lower energy use.
Extreme heat knocked out power to roughly 5,000 DTE Energy customers in Warren after the strain on the electrical system caused equipment at a substation to fail.
A brutal stretch of hot weather is pushing DTE Energy’s power grid to its limits across southeast Michigan, and for hundreds of Detroit residents, it already hit home overnight.
A Canton Township senior was approached by a man impersonating a DTE Energy worker, who presented a fake badge and company-branded clothing before asking to see her utility bill.
There’s a proposal to add overhead power lines to supply power to a hospital in Macomb County, but residents in the area are against the idea.
Michigan’s utility regulator has signed off on a new rate increase for Consumers Energy, permitting the company to generate an additional $276.6 million in revenue from its electricity customers.
DTE Energy said a billing issue affecting many customers has been fixed, and explained what it could mean for next month’s bill.
Residents near Hayes Road are opposing a proposal to add overhead transmission lines along 19 Mile Road to supply power for Henry Ford Macomb Hospital’s recent expansion.
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is pushing back against DTE Energy’s latest natural gas rate increase, arguing for an 85% reduction that could save customers millions of dollars.
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan has ordered DTE Energy Co. and three of its subsidiaries to comply with the Clean Air Act and pay a $100 million penalty for violations at the EES Coke Battery facility located on Zug Island between River Rouge and Detroit.
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has filed a motion with the Michigan Public Service Commission to reopen the review of two special contracts DTE Energy proposed to serve a massive AI data center in Saline Township.
The wife of one of the fake DTE Energy workers linked to the murder of a Rochester Hills businessman, who was also charged after dozens of her text messages were read in court, appeared for her arraignment on Wednesday.
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has asked the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) to reconsider its recent approval of DTE contracts for a massive artificial intelligence data center planned in Washtenaw County.
DTE Energy is warning customers across Southeast Michigan to prepare for additional power outages as strong winds move through the region following last week’s ice storm.
Residents of the Leland House apartments in Detroit can rest easier, as power will remain on.
As proposals for large AI and data-center campuses in both Saline Township and Howell Township face mounting resistance and regulatory delays, Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks says Michigan must be prepared, but only with proper protections, transparency, and community input.
Last Friday, on the day after Thanksgiving, tenants living at the Leland House apartments in Detroit received a shocking letter informing them they would have to move out of the building because ownership was unable to pay a massive DTE Energy bill.
Saline Township is divided over a proposed data center powered by DTE Energy. Many residents say they were caught off guard by the plan and worry it is moving forward without enough public discussion.
Residents of a downtown Detroit apartment building received notice Friday that they must vacate their homes by Wednesday due to an impending utility shutoff.
Residents in Saline Township packed a township board meeting Wednesday night to speak out against a proposed multi-billion-dollar AI data center.
Michigan regulators have adopted landmark standards for the booming data center industry with a plan they say tries to protect residents from subsidizing the industry’s hefty energy use.
DTE Energy is trying to fast-track approval for a massive new data center outside Ann Arbor, backed by billionaire Stephen Ross, Oracle, and the makers of ChatGPT.
Temperatures across the Metro Detroit area were in the low to mid-30s on Sunday morning. Some places were in the 20s, which means now is a great time to start thinking about turning on the heat.
Trial is set to begin on Monday for the two men accused of posing as DTE Energy workers and killing a 72-year-old man inside his Oakland County home.
Video showed during the trial for the fake DTE Energy workers accused of murdering a Rochester Hills man in his home showed the man’s wife answering the door for police with her wrists bound and included audio of officers finding the murder scene in the basement.
The trial for the two men accused of posing as DTE Energy workers and killing a 72-year-old man inside his Oakland County home resumes Wednesday morning.
A jury has been seated for the trial of the two men accused of posing as DTE Energy workers and killing a 72-year-old man inside his Oakland County home.
A new report published by the Citizens Utility Board of Michigan found that Michigan ranked among the worst in the nation, out of all 50 states, in terms of energy reliability.
The utility company is deploying reclosers -- 800-pound smart grid devices that can quickly identify damage during outages and reroute power to maintain service to homes.
It’s the latest in a long line of proposed projects that have been presented to Milan Township, located along the border of Washtenaw and Monroe counties.
Many Michiganders are waking up to no power Friday morning following overnight storms.
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The fake DTE Energy workers who are accused of killing a Rochester Hills homeowner are in court Tuesday.
DTE Energy announced that $100 million is being invested into three new electric substations in Metro Detroit as the company works to reduce the frequency and duration of power outages.
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One of the men accused of murdering a 72-year-old Rochester Hills businessman and tying up his wife was arraigned on his charges Friday afternoon.
After Hernandez was arrested, his wife reportedly told investigators the other suspect was Zuazo, who was then located by law enforcement in Plymouth Township.
Joshua Zuazo, 39, of Dearborn, has been charged with the murder of 72-year-old Rochester Hills businessman Hussein Murray.
DTE Energy will close a small section of 12 Mile Road in Southfield over the weekend so crews can complete underground electrical work.
The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office has arrested the second man accused of posing as a DTE Energy worker to kill a man and tie up a woman in Rochester Hills.
One of two men accused of pretending to be DTE Energy workers to gain access to a Rochester Hills home where a man was murdered and a woman was tied up has been charged with murder.
One of two men accused of pretending to be DTE Energy workers to gain access to a Rochester Hills home where a man was murdered and a woman was tied up has been charged with murder.
One of two men accused of pretending to be DTE Energy workers to gain access to a Rochester Hills home where a man was murdered and a woman was tied up has been taken into custody.
Investigators have released doorbell camera footage of one of the men who pretended to be a DTE worker to gain access to a Rochester Hills home where a man was murdered and his wife was tied up.
Officials have released Ring camera footage of the imposter DTE workers who murdered a Rochester Hills man and duct taped his wife after entering the couple’s home in Oakland County.
A business owner was murdered and his wife was duct taped by fake DTE Energy workers who were allowed inside the couple’s Oakland County home.
State officials did an audit of the equipment used by DTE Energy and Consumers Energy and found several issues that contribute to outages and high costs.
DTE Energy offered an update Wednesday afternoon on the power restoration timeline for thousands of outages around Metro Detroit.