We understand our customers and members of the communities we serve are concerned about reliable, safe energy. We recognize that the series of severe storms this summer, paired with the resulting power outages, have created frustration and hardships for our customers. We are committed to improving electric reliability and have started to accelerate infrastructure work across Southeast Michigan including in the Rochester area.
After a recent review of reliability in the Rochester area, the community experienced outages due to electrical equipment issues heightened by the back-to-back storms that hit Michigan this summer. Here is a look at some of the projects we are currently working on or recently completed in your community.
Actions we’re taking to improve reliability
Accelerating tree trim efforts in the area
Completing further analysis
Updating and replacing poles, cross arms and other equipment
Project timeline
Work already started in September 2021 and we expect it to be completed by Dec. 31, 2021. Additional work is scheduled to begin in January 2022 and will be completed by December 2022.
Benefits to community
Improve reliability for about 6,400 customers served by these circuits
in the Rochester area
Fewer outages
Shorter restoration time
Improved resiliency of the electric system during severe weather conditions
Rochester area reliability improvement updates and other useful information
- New utility pole stood up in Rochester Hills
- Crews transfer electrical equipment to new utility pole
- Planting the right tree in the right place can protect power reliability in Rochester
- Meadow Brook Amphitheater gets new transformers
- Overhead crews and tree trimmers restore power to Rochester Hills residents
- We restore your power first, then restore the energy grip in Rochester
- DTE increases tree trim investment by $70 million to improve reliability throughout Rochester and Southeast Michigan
- Answers to your questions about our tree trimming practices
- Why doesn’t DTE bury all the power lines in Rochester? Here’s why