An audit released by the Michigan Public Service Commission on Tuesday shows DTE Energy’s reliability problems are partially caused by antiquated equipment.
The commission ordered an independent, third-party audit of DTE and Consumers Energy back in 2022 to examine the status of the state’s electrical grid.
The report found that in 2022 and 2023, both utilities were “worse than average” compared to other utilities when measuring time it took to restore power to customers after an outage…