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Michigan Power Outages Under Scrutiny | Lansing News
Michigan’s Public Service Commission is launching a major investigation into how three major utilities—Consumers Energy, DTE Electric, and Indiana Michigan Power—handled catastrophic power outages during the Fourth of July heatwave. With hundreds of thousands without power amid soaring temperatures, the commission demands detailed reports by August 27th, covering crew deployment, staffing challenges, inter-company coordination, outage estimates, and customer communication. This probe is part of a broader effort to strengthen utility reliability and customer protections during extreme weather…
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