LANSING, Mich. — The results of a state-commissioned audit of Michigan’s two largest utility companies were made public this week, highlighting root causes of electrical grid unreliability and long service restoration times.
The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) used an independent third-party to conduct the audit of Consumers Energy Co. and DTE Electric Co.
The over year-long audit process, conducted by The Liberty Consulting Group, focused on the utilities’ infrastructure, programs and processes, poles and wires, substations and records from the companies…