There's a quiet that settles into a house when the power has been out for days — the hum is gone, the refrigerator's given up, and if someone inside depends on a machine or medication that has to stay cold, the quiet starts to feel like something else. That was the Fourth of July weekend for many in southeast Michigan, after storms knocked out power to more than 450,000 customers — some for five days. Now comes the argument over what people are owed. State Representative Alabas Farhat, whose Dearborn and Detroit district was among the hardest hit, is calling for legislative hearings and bigger compensation than the state's $42-a-day credit — a credit even DTE's CEO concedes "doesn't cut it." Farhat joins Robyn Vincent to make his case. Have thoughts? Email the show at metro@wdet.org.