power outages

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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.

DTE Energy is asking for a waiver to a state rule that would require it to automatically credit customers who are hit by long or repeated power outages.

The Michigan Attorney General’s office has launched a website to help people track power outages and whether they are due a credit or a refund for lost service.

The Michigan Attorney General’s office has launched a website to help people track power outages and whether they are due a credit or a refund for lost service.

Advocates say Michigan’s poor performance compared to neighboring states shows a failure by state regulators to ensure that utilities adequately invest in the grid.

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.

Consumers Energy says it is planning to develop an almost "hurricane-strength" resilience to storms.

Michigan state Sen. Jeff Irwin and Consumers Energy CEO Garrick Rochow spoke about the latest widespread outages, which left hundreds of thousands without electricity.