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With DTE crews working to bring back power to hundreds of thousands of customers still in the dark, the company said 95% of outages are expected to be restored by the end of Sunday.

More than 30,000 DTE Energy customers were without power Thursday morning after storms moved through Metro Detroit the night before.

Instead, a DTE spokesperson sent CBS News Detroit the statement: "On Tuesday night, 70 mph winds caused significant damage to power equipment in many areas, including Brighton.

Some people are still without power as of Friday night, but DTE Energy said crews will work through the holiday weekend until power is restored to everyone.

Residents and advocates rallied in Detroit, then spoke with regulators at a town hall meeting over DTE’s latest $574 million proposed rate hike.

LANSING — DTE Electric Co. will raise rates by 3.9%, or $217 million, starting Feb. 6 under an order issued by Michigan regulators. The authorized revenue increase will be about half of the $456 ...

DTE Energy Co. said Monday night's severe storm brought down more than 3,000 power lines in its service territory, posing a threat of electrocution.

There was uproar and anger from DTE Energy customers sounding off against a rate hike request from the company, while a number of community leaders spoke out in favor of it.

A passionate and long public hearing went nearly three hours in downtown Detroit Monday night discussing a proposed rate hike from DTE Energy.

Detroit's Department of Public Works held a news conference Wednesday to highlight preparation efforts for the upcoming storm – expected to start Thursday night and end Saturday night.