by Alina Zhuravel | Jul 26, 2022 | Detroit - District 6, Downtown Midtown Neighborhoods, Empowering Detroit, Reliability Work Updates, Wayne County
What are cable poles? They are a vital, direct link between the DTE overhead system for energy delivery and our underground infrastructure. In Detroit, our line crew improved an existing cable poll in an alleyway between Second Avenue and Henry Street. They safely...
by Alina Zhuravel | Jul 26, 2022 | Oak Park, Oakland County, Reliability Work Updates
Did you know trees are responsible for an overwhelming majority of outages during high wind events? The closer tree branches grow next to power lines, the greater the risk of power disruptions. Recently, tree trim crews were in Huntington Woods, near Vernon Avenue and...
by Alina Zhuravel | Jul 21, 2022 | Oak Park, Oakland County, Reliability Work Updates
Good news Oak Park residents: tree trim crews are busy working to improve your reliability. Recently, they were out in Huntington Woods, near Ludlow Avenue and Coolidge Highway, trimming trees back from a circuit that powers Oak Park. This type of work greatly reduces...
by Alina Zhuravel | Jul 18, 2022 | Detroit - District 6, Downtown Midtown Neighborhoods, Empowering Detroit, Reliability Work Updates, Wayne County
As DTE works to convert Detroit’s power source from Public Lighting Department (PLD) to DTE Energy, our crews are making updates to the electric grid instead of using existing equipment. Recently, our team installed a new underground cable to energize an automatic...
by Alina Zhuravel | Jul 18, 2022 | Detroit - District 6, Downtown Midtown Neighborhoods, Empowering Detroit, Reliability Work Updates, Wayne County
DTE crews were out in Detroit upgrading the electric grid while converting the city’s power source from Public Lighting Department (PLD) to DTE Energy. Our team descended into a manhole to install a new cable to an automatic traffic signal on the corner of Chrysler...
