The audit found about 13% of DTE's 2.3 million customers faced at least four power outages in 2023, and 45% of DTE customers faced an outage lasting at least eight hours.

DTE and Consumers Energy execs back in the hot seat over power outages 02:06 "Your CEO makes over $10 million a year. You recently put in a request for the largest rate increase in state history ...

By Wednesday morning, the count was about 24,000 Michiganders — 20,000 DTE and 4,000 Consumers Energy customers — who had no power, with crews frantically working to reconnect lines.