electric outages

An independent audit confirmed other reports finding that DTE Energy and Consumers Energy have worse-than-average storm outage response track records.

Consumers Energy and DTE Energy reported about 350,000 outages Tuesday evening after a line of thunderstorms swept through the Lower Peninsula.

Officials with Consumers Energy warned that power could take longer than usual to be restored, as high winds in the forecast might prevent crews from working on the lines.

The Michigan Public Service Commission has launched a case involving a "straw" proposal, to start an informal process of gathering feedback on new penalties or incentives to improve electric reliability by DTE and Consumers Energy.

Some Michigan House lawmakers are responding to this winter’s widespread blackouts with a new task force.

A few weeks ago, more than a 700,000 customers of DTE and Consumers Energy faces outages. Power may be back on, but the consequences are lingering.

Last week, state House members grilled DTE and Consumers Energy officials about the outages. This week, it's the Senate's turn

Recent outages affected hundreds of thousands of Michiganders. One Washtenaw County commissioner says utility companies have too much influence over state politicians.

Last week’s ice storm left hundreds of thousands of households without power for days through freezing temperatures. That’s as giant floods and downed electric lines due to torrential storms have become more common due to climate change.

The Michigan Public Service Commission will hold an inquest of regulated utility companies in the wake of August storms that resulted in widespread…