DTE Energy Spending $1.4M To Stop Rochester Power Outages

ROCHESTER, MI — DTE Energy will spend approximately $1.4 million over the next year to upgrade electrical infrastructure in Rochester with a goal of reducing the number of power outages. Oakland County Commissioner Adam Kochenderfer, a Rochester Hills Republican, pushed for the upgrades via a commission study group, according to a C & G Newspaper report.

“The Rochester area has experienced a disproportionate number of outages during the past few years, and I was getting more phone calls and more emails about them, with increasing frequency,” Kochenderfer said.

RoNeisha Mullen, a DTE spokesperson, said trees are a leading cause of power outages and account for two-thirds of the time that DTE customers spend without power. “Due to the heavy tree conditions of the Rochester community, we’re strengthening our electric system to better withstand the environmental circumstances there,” she said in an email.

For more, go to C & G Newspapers.

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