The police station, 36701 Ford Road) 24 hours, seven days a week.3, 28801 Annapolis, seven days a week from 8 a.m. 1, 35701 Central City Parkway, seven days a week from 8 a.m. Westland City Hall, 36300 Warren, Monday through Friday 9 a.m.Residents can go there to also recharge their electronics. Westland is offering a variety of cooling centers all week. In Shelby Township, residents can visit the Shelby Township Library, Shelby Township Activities Center, or the Burgess-Shadbush Nature Center to cool off, entertain the family, or charge devices. Many local governments provide relief centers with charging stations during widespread power outages. Nine Detroit Public Library branches were closed due to the outages, and six remained closed as of Wednesday afternoon: Thirty metro Detroit schools were closed Tuesday due to power outages, most will re-open Wednesday. "Remember," Michigan State Police said in a tweet, "be courteous as you approach these intersections and use extra caution, and if someone goes out of turn it’s really not that big of a deal." Schools and libraries If you come across a dark traffic signal, operate as if it was a four-way stop. DTE defines catastrophic as "an official state of emergency" or event with "an interruption of 10 percent or more of the utility’s customers." Traffic stops are out Consumers Energy, at After 120 hours under so-called "catastrophic conditions" or 16 hours under "non-catastrophic conditions," you're eligible for a credit from your utility company by applying through their respective websites.DTE customers can report an outage at.Nothing is more important than protecting our customers, our co-workers, and the communities we serve.”Ĭonsumers already has restored power to 75 percent of its customers, with the remainder back online by the end of Wednesday DTE said 80 percent of its customers should have power back by the end of Thursday. “Our crews are working tirelessly to get power back to our customers as quickly as possible,” said Amanda Wagenschutz, one of Consumers Energy’s Officers in Charge of the storm event. “Safety is our top priority. The affordability of our service is a priority for us.”ĭTE and Consumers Energy have crews making repairs. When new rates are approved by the Commission it will be nearly three years since the last base rate increase. In a statement, DTE said: “We are confident that when the testimony from all parties is considered that the MPSC will make the best decision for our customers and all stakeholders. Last week, about 200 people from across the state packed a public hearing in Detroit who demanded the Michigan Public Service Commission - the regulatory agency that oversees public utilities - to reject a rate hike request from DTE. She asked: "How many more outages before does something to stop the unjust rate increases and DTE's attack on solar?" People suffering through the humidity," and added a message that tagged DTE, noting it "has the highest rates in the nation & among the most unreliable." Rashida Tlaib, whose district includes Detroit and Downriver suburbs. Fire officials said the cause is under investigation.Īmong the critics of the slow DTE response is U.S. Neighbors said sparking powerlines started the fire.
More: Here's what to do with refrigerated and frozen foods during a power outageĪn 85-year-old Roseville man was rescued Tuesday from his burning home on Masonic between Kelly Road and Gratiot Avenue, according to news reports.
More: DTE issues warning to avoid downed power lines after boy injured, Monroe teen dies Winds gusting at 70 mph, knocking down power lines and leveling trees, crushing cars, and homes, and pinning and eventually killing a woman in Toledo.ĭowned power lines electrocuted a 14-year-old girl, wounded an 8-year-old boy, and set a house on fire. The brutal storm that blew through Michigan late Monday, left more than 380,000 residents without power. DTE Energy's slow power restoration after storms, especially the most recent one, is in question - again - especially after its recent 8.8% rate hike request, which would raise bills an average of $10 more a month for residential customers.įolks are mostly focused on cleaning up the mess the storms left, but getting power back is a big concern for more than 200,000 customers who are still in the dark.
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