I've been informed by #DTE that in order to "improve reliability by 90%" in this area, tomorrow they will… "interrupt your service for up to two hours"

#Headslap #DoesntTransmitEnergy

Next week's heat wave looks like a monster. 😓

Note that the grid's peak electricity demand for the entire year is caused by air conditioning load (typically in late July); so odds are very high #DTE fails us at some point #MIWX #DoesntTransmitEnergy

My neighborhood is far from the worst; but after losing all faith in #DTE this deep-cycle unit is en route to Casa Vox https://www.jackery.com/products/jackery-explorer-300-plus-portable-power-station @eikenberry #DoesntTransmitEnergy

Observe the performative clownery of "Energy Efficiency Day" brought to us, locally, by that paragon of reliable customer service, good ol #DoesntTransmitEnergy

Remembering the old line of "Every day should be Earth Day" seems fitting and applicable for this context, too.

Picking a shoulder season date for this camouflages more intensive energy use (who was running their furnace today?) and hides the larger issues behind a trivial cost savings veneer.

and the fucking power went out

thanks again #DoesntTransmitEnergy