Bonjour, @hydroquebec!
50 DTE line workers & support staff are on their way to help you restore power after severe storms knocked out power to nearly 1 million customers.
Stay safe!
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Providing breaking news and tips from Michigan’s largest electric and gas company. Got a question? Direct message us from 8 a.m. - 11 p.m. today.
- It’s with heavy hearts that we confirm that we lost one of our own at DTE today. A line worker who was working to restore power in Detroit came in contact with a live wire and was fatally wounded. He was dedicated to doing his best to serve our customers, and to us he was a hero.
- A criminal record shouldn’t be a life sentence of unemployment.” DTE is partnering with the @MichiganDOC and the IBEW Local 17 on a first-of-its-kind training program for returning citizens.
- COMMUNITY SAFETY NOTICE: Due to the high number of downed wires (close to 3,000) we are urging everyone to stay out of their yards at this time. Fallen trees and limbs can hide energized wires.
- Restoration Update: As of 5:30 a.m. DTE crews had restored power to over 330,000 customers affected by the ice storm. Over 4,000 line workers and support staff continue to restore power today. Please stay 25 feet away from any down wire and do not cross caution tape.
- We’re aware of reports that a person was killed by imposters presenting themselves as DTE employees. Our hearts go out to the victims of this horrific and tragic event, and we hope the perpetrators are quickly apprehended and brought to justice. (1/3)
- Restoration update: 160,000 DTE customers have been restored since the heavy ice storm rolled through Southern Michigan Wednesday and Thursday. Today crews are working to restore power to 200,000 more customers.
- One of our crews was resetting cement poles that were blown over during Hurricane Maria. Here’s a little more detail: #PoweringPR
00:00 - There are 4,270 line workers currently in the field. Our crews are working 16-hour shifts. We apologize for the difficulties brought on by the ice storm...
- Despite the differences in terrain between southeast Michigan and Puerto Rico, line work is line work. #PoweringPR
00:00 - Today, we announced with @Ford the largest #renewableenergy purchase through a utility in the country. Through #MIGreenPower, we will add 650 megawatts of new #solar for Ford, increasing the total amount of installed solar capacity in Michigan by 70%.
00:00 - CUSTOMER ALERT: DTE customer systems are currently experiencing a technical issue preventing account access and outage, downed wire and gas leak reporting across the DTE website, Mobile App and DTE phone line. If this is an emergency, please call 9-1-1.
- Restoration Update: DTE crews are in the field working 16-hour shifts and have restored power to more than 100,000 customers since the start of the storm. As temperatures drop throughout the night and into tomorrow morning...
- Our trucks have been safely offloaded in Ponce, PR. The drive to Fajardo is complete and our crews are ready to get started #PoweringPR in the morning.
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