Residents in Taylor, Michigan faced a brutal combination of sweltering heat and a power outage this week. With temperatures soaring due to the heatwave, a neighborhood in Taylor lost power around 6 pm Monday afternoon and weren’t reconnected until Tuesday. DTE Energy attributed the outage to equipment issues. The lack of power made the heat even more unbearable for residents, who struggled to stay cool without air conditioning. Some resorted to using generators to cope.
Residents faced various challenges during the power outage. Some relied on medical equipment and struggled without power, while others worried about the well-being of their pets in the extreme heat. DTE assured the public that technicians were prepared to address the outages as quickly as possible.