Detroit residents share power outage struggles after storms knock out hundreds of thousands

Detroit residents share power outage struggles after storms knock out hundreds of thousands

Summer in Metro Detroit is typically a season of outdoor festivals and open windows, not flashlights and cold showers. But for hundreds of thousands of residents across Southeast Michigan, the summer of 2026 looked very different. On July 3, storms tore through the region and nearly 400,000 DTE Energy customers lost power. Then, just ahead … Read more