The majority of DTE customers have had their power restored after an outage that affected 10,000 homes in northwest Detroit.
As of 11:15 a.m. Thursday, about less than 1,000 are still without power. DTE says everyone should be restored by 11:15 a.m.
DTE says the outages were caused by an equipment issue, and the fix is "complex."
A DTE spokeswoman says the boundaries of the outage were Plymouth Road to the south, Outer Drive to the north, M-10 the Lodge Freeway to the east and M-39 the Southfield Freeway to the west.
DTE released the following statement regarding the outages:
“The outage was caused by multiple equipment issues that occurred yesterday afternoon and evening. Our crews worked throughout the night to restore power as quickly and safely as possible and are now in the process of installing back-up generators to provide additional support. We understand that any loss of power is inconvenient, this is especially true on a holiday. Knowing our customers have been preparing for the holiday, DTE Energy sincerely apologizes for any inconvenience this outage may have caused and wishes all of our customers a happy Thanksgiving.”
View the DTE outage map here.
