Crews for two of Michigan's largest utilities are currently working diligently to restore power to over 300,000 homes and businesses that were left without electricity following severe storms. As of noon Wednesday, more than 302,000 Michigan customers were affected, with the majority of outages concentrated in central and southeastern parts of the state. DTE Energy reported over 192,000 outages, while Consumers Energy reported more than 100,000.
DTE Energy indicated that 350 schools within its Michigan service area were without power as of Wednesday morning. The utility's vice president of distribution operations expressed optimism that 90% of the outages would be resolved by Thursday. However, the extent of the damage, spanning over 150 miles, includes broken poles and infrastructure, presenting significant challenges for restoration efforts.
