DTE Working on Power 
Restoration, Warming Centers Available
(Crystal A. Proxmire, March 11, 2017)
Oakland County, MI – 250,000 people in DTE’s service area remain without power as of 3am Saturday after wind storms knocked down power lines through the area.
According to the DTE website, “DTE’s restoration teams are fully mobilized and working 24/7 to restore
power to all customers. So far, we’ve restored more than 50% of the 800,000 customers impacted, and we expect to restore 200,000 more customers today. Customers will receive restoration estimates as crews are assigned to assess and repair damage in their area. We fully expect to restore at least 90% of outages by 11:30 p.m. on Sun., March 12. We know outages are difficult and we thank you for your continued patience.”
On Twitter, DTE posted “As of 9:30 p.m., crews have restored power to more than 550,000 of the 800,000 customers impacted by the wind storm.”
Normally an interactive map lets customers know what is happening in their area. However 
that function is not currently available on the DTE website or mobile app. DTE has been updating the site with a color coded PDF that shows massive outages across the region. However as of 3am the map had not been updated since Friday evening. The PDF also lacks the detailed data that the interactive map once held, including estimated restoration times.
At 8pm Friday, DTE Tweeted “While crews are still out in the field working to restore power, 
our social customer service team will be back at 7 a.m. to help you.”
WARMING CENTERS:
Several communities have set up warming centers. Check with your city’s website if they have one available. Below are ones we know about, courtesy of Oakland County Republican Party:
Farmington Hills
Costick Center
28600 Eleven Mile Road
248-473-1800
Friday – Sunday 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Ferndale
Kulick Community Center
1201 Livernois 24 hour through Sunday evening
Novi
Novi Civic Center
45175 W 10 Mile Rd, Novi, MI 48375
248-347-0400
8-5 p.m. Monday-Friday and 9 p.m. Friday until 8 a.m. Saturday.
( If power remains out, the facility will open 9 p.m. Saturday until 8 a.m. Sunday).
Novi
Novi Public Library
45255 W. 10 Mile Road, Novi, MI 48375
248-349-0720
10-6 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, noon-6 p.m. on Sunday
Oak Park
Oak Park Community Center
14399 Oak Park Blvd., Oak Park, MI 48237
8 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.
Oakland Township
Fire Station 2
1888 Rochester Road, Rochester, MI
248-891-7053
Orion Township
Orion Center
1335 Joslyn Road, Lake Orion, MI 48360
248-891-7053
Rochester Hills
Rochester Hills Fire Department
1111 Horizon Ct, Rochester, MI 48309
248-672-6167
open as needed, day to day
Rochester Hills
Hart Middle School
6500 Sheldon Road, Rochester Hills, MI 48306
24 hours, as needed
Royal Oak
Salter Community Center
1545 E Lincoln Ave, Royal Oak, MI 48067
248-885-1767
24 hours if needed, normally 8 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.
Troy
Troy community center
3179 Livernois Rd, Troy, MI 48083
248-930-2383
24 hours, day to day
Stay warm, stay strong, Spring is coming!
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