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The utility difference: Why Wyandotte bounced back quickly after severe storms
By Will Jones, Darrius Smith at WDIV ClickOnDetroit (NBC) - Local News
· July 8, 2026
· 2 min read
When the storms moved through, Glowfish Studios in downtown Wyandotte lost power. Owner Vanessa Morse said electricity was restored quickly.“A lot of times you will hear in the news that other cities are struggling, and our power is on,” Morse said.Just across the city line in Lincoln Park, resid...
Key takeaway Just across the city line in Lincoln Park, resident Jeff Douds said he spent about 27 hours without power.
Why this matters in The Detroit
The differing experiences of Wyandotte and Lincoln Park residents during the recent storms raise questions about the reliability of municipal versus investor-owned utilities in Metro Detroit . Wyandotte's ability to quickly restore power to its 1,000 affected customers stands in contrast to the longer outages faced by DTE Energy customers in surrounding communities. As the only municipal electric utility in Metro Detroit, Wyandotte's smaller service area and local control may contribute to its reliability advantages. This disparity highlights the potential benefits of community-owned utilities, where local priorities and needs can drive decision-making. With 40 municipal electric utilities operating across Michigan, it is worth exploring whether other communities in the region could benefit from similar models, potentially improving the resilience of their power infrastructure and reducing the impact of outages on residents and businesses.
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Category: parks ·
Published: July 8, 2026 ·
Source: WDIV ClickOnDetroit (NBC) - Local News ·
Reading time: 2 min
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What is this story about? When the storms moved through, Glowfish Studios in downtown Wyandotte lost power. Owner Vanessa Morse said electricity was restored quickly.“A lot of times you will hear in the news that other cities are struggling, and our power is on,” Morse said.Just across the city line in Lincoln Park, resid...
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