Time: 2024-06-20
MILFORD With temperatures soaring into the 90s this week, the DTE Power Outage Map on Tuesday afternoon showed 2,374 homes without power, or service interrupted, in southeast Michigan. This is expected to be the longest stretch of dangerous heat days in a row that we have experienced in a quarter century. Akerly also addressed reasons for the outages and what customers might do to help keep cool and avoid putting extra stress on the electric grid. Heat is one of the factors that is causing outages, but Akerly said outages can also be due to damaged equipment, including poles, and can be caused by animal intrusion.
In anticipation of high temperatures, however, DTE crews were working throughout the past weekend, Akerly said, hardening equipment and circuits in some of the areas most vulnerable to heavy demand and heat. Akerly suggested several actions that residents can take to keep their bills reasonable when they have to run the air conditioner almost non-stop for nearly a week. Programmable thermostats help manage energy use. Set your thermostat higher when youre away to save energy and reduce costs. Akerly said while EVs do increase electricity demand, they are part of a broader trend toward electrification and are more efficient than conventional cars.
(Susan Walsh, Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.) Potentially severe storms were forecasted to arrive in Southeast Michigan on Wednesday, raising the risk of power outages in the area. Strong winds were possible across Metro Detroit on the evening of Wednesday, June 19, amid showers and potentially severe thunderstorms. As of 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday, DTE Energy reported that over 42,000 customers were without power. In this article, well track power outages caused by the storm, should they occur. For the most up-to-date outage information, visit DTEs outage center.
What to do if you find downed power lines Stay at least 20 feet away from downed power lines and keep children and pets inside. DTE Energy said you should assume that all downed power lines are energized and dangerous. You can report downed lines to DTE Energy by calling 800-477-4747 or to Consumers Energy by calling 800-477-5050. If you believe the downed power line poses an immediate danger to the public, you should call 911. Energized wires that have fallen may whip around, spark, or arc as they look for a ground. Energized wires that have found their ground might not move at all or make any sound, but they are still dangerous.
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