Current Outages and Impacts
As of the latest updates, DTE Energy reports 430 customers out of power across its Michigan service territory, concentrated in Oakland County (129 affected) and Shiawassee County (highest percentage at 7.41%). This low impact represents the 34th most outages among utilities nationwide.
In the past 72 hours, outages peaked at 4,666 customers (0.21% of total), averaging 663 daily, showing a downward trend with thousands restored. Wayne County currently sees elevated impacts at 0.36% of customers.
Residents can access real-time county breakdowns via third-party trackers, noting DTE's overall rank in low outage ratios compared to peers.
How to Use the DTE Outage Map
Visit the official DTE Outage Center at outage.dteenergy.com to view the interactive map, report issues, or check status. Enter your address or ZIP code for personalized outage details and estimated restoration times.
The map displays affected areas, crew deployments, and causes like storms. Users can sign up for alerts via text, email, or phone for proactive updates during events.
For broader context, sites like PowerOutage.us aggregate DTE data alongside other Michigan utilities, showing DTE with 91-4,601 customers out in recent snapshots.
Grid Improvements and Reliability
DTE is investing $9 billion through 2029 to cut outages by 30% and halve restoration times. The Power Improvements Map details ongoing and planned upgrades, updated monthly, covering grid work in progress or completed in the last three years.
Reliability data by ZIP code shows average outage durations for 2023-2024, helping customers gauge local performance. Work includes equipment upgrades that may cause brief planned interruptions with advance notice.
Recent 2025 storms caused major events, like 88,038 outages in June and July for DTE, underscoring the need for these enhancements amid Michigan's weather challenges.