“Utilities across the country fear ice storms like we fear nothing else.”

Trevor Lauer, president of DTE Electric, regarding the winter storms that passed over much of the nation this week while hitting Michigan especially hard, putting more than 820,000 customers in the dark at one point. Approximately 3,000 power lines were toppled after they were coated with ice as thick as three-quarters of an inch. (Associated Press — Feb. 24, 2023)