More than 60K metro Detroiters still without power; state rep fights for answers, reimbursement

At least 60,000 Michiganders are entering day five of no power. DTE said 95% of its customers would have power back by Sunday. The other 5% would get their power restored by the end of the day Tuesday. As of 5:50 a.m., 61,942 DTE customers and 1,181 Consumers Energy customers remain without power. Consumers Energy says most customers should see their power restored Monday. But with another winter storm headed our way, one state leader is now calling for hearings in Lansing because he wants an explanation as to why the outages lasted so long. "Consumers Energy, DTE energy have the most amount of outages for longer periods of time than anywhere in the midwest. We pay some of the highest rates in the country, and it's just unacceptable," State Representative Abraham Aiyash said. Representative Aiyash says there's legislation that's already been drafted and it would require power companies to pay it's customers back by the hour and by the day for lost food and vital medication during long-lasting outages.