While Michigan families face rising unemployment and financial hardships, falling behind is a reality. A Detroit family who's energy was cut off by DTE energy, they resorted to using a generator to provide their power. However, in their area, they feared the generator would be stolen if it was left running outside. Using the generator inside, the house filled with carbon monoxide. Vaughn Reed and his three children died as a result. Reed who had filed for bankruptcy and had used his mother's address as a primary. DTE claims because of that "bureaucratic glitch", power was not restored. I have had my own run ins with DTE , and can say they can be incredibly difficult. According to a local social worker, DTE has been in the process of cutting power to 36,000 homes in the metro Detroit area. With raising energy costs and rising unemployment, one would hope DTE will now make the attempt to provide reasonable payment plans to those who have fallen behind.
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