DTE Energy

Dec. 9, 2023  PLYMOUTH VOICE. Plymouth Mi   OPINION   Does the MPSC truly protect energy consumers? A ceremony last week in Lansing celebrated Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s approval of seven proposed green energy bills that immediately triggered a $368 million electric rate increase for DTE Energy customers, requested by the

Dec. 5, 2023  PLYMOUTH VOICE. Plymouth Michigan News   Plymouth residents can expect to pay premium prices for more blackouts and intermittent service   By:  Don Howard This week right after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed three proposed green energy bills, the strictest energy mandate in the nation-forcing transition from fossil

Sep. 28, 2023  PLYMOUTH VOICE. Plymouth Michigan News     In recent years storms and limited power grid capacity have plagued tens of thousands of DTE Energy’s 2.3 million electric customers in Southeast Michigan. Ever-increasing power demands combined with old antiquated equipment and unpredictable weather conditions have regularly left DTE

Apr. 2, 2023  PLYMOUTH VOICE. Plymouth Michigan News   The reliable energy charade continues   At the same time as Michigan lawmakers are scrambling to increase accountability for the state’s poor performing utilities following the lasting widespread power outages that crippled over 700,000 customers in recent weeks the Michigan Public

Dec. 23, 2022  PLYMOUTH VOICE. Plymouth Michigan News   UPDATED STORM INFORMATION Arctic cold front that caused temperatures to plummet drop more than 50 degrees in some areas on Thursday is crashing through with high winds and blizzard conditions. The Arctic blast is restricting travel during the busiest week of

Aug. 6, 2022  PLYMOUTH VOICE. Plymouth Michigan News   Three days after a rain and wind storm hit the Plymouth area electrical linemen are still working in Lake Pointe. Powerful winds in excess of 60 mph blew across the metro Detroit area on Wednesday afternoon causing widely scattered power outages.

Nov. 2, 2021  PLYMOUTH VOICE. Plymouth Michigan News   OPINION “All those millions of dollars could be used instead to meet other critical needs”   In their latest monthly Customer Connections newsletter DTE Energy is touting the on-going construction of its newest $300 million wind park in mid-Michigan, known as

Oct. 6, 2021  PLYMOUTH VOICE. Plymouth Michigan News   In a small way DTE has finally accepted responsibility and publicly acknowledged that the poor reliability and recent string of outages in the Plymouth community is the result of inferior maintenance and badly needed equipment upgrades and repairs. Until now DTE

Oct. 4, 2021  PLYMOUTH VOICE. Plymouth Michigan News   Don Howard Staff Writer   Plymouth Township Supervisor Kurt Heise, upset by the frequent outages the past few months, said today he has now threatened legal action against DTE Energy after “persistent and inexplicable DTE power outages that began the week

Sep. 28, 2021  PLYMOUTH VOICE. Plymouth Michigan News   Two Plymouth area schools were forced to close early Tuesday morning after a school bus hit a low hanging power line knocking out power to some 1700 DTE customers in Plymouth and Plymouth and Plymouth Township. Officials reported that an unoccupied