Pictured above: Linemen on Crew 2114, Chris Falls (left), Josh Hoffman (middle) and Brandon Jackson (right). A typical day on the job for an overhead line worker might involve servicing power lines, putting up a utility pole or repairing electrical equipment. That...
When we laid the groundwork for our electrical infrastructure more than a century ago, we built it to support a simpler day-to-day life. Now that the need for electricity continues to increase, we’re hard at work building the grid of the future. Last year, DTE Energy...
When Anthony M. Watson Jr., engineering field technician at DTE’s Trombly Service Center, saw a news story about a local trucking company collecting donations for the people of Ukraine, he knew he wanted to help. A Hamtramck logistics company transitioned their...
Electricity is all around us. We use it every day to do the things we love, like read books past our bedtime, host family dinners, binge-watch our favorite shows and connect with friends on social media. However, because we’ve become so used to living with...
Our crews were out in Garden City Township replacing an old capacitor with a new updated one. Capacitors help keep voltage and current flow in sync, and boosts voltage on the lines when it is low, so homes and businesses receive a steady and reliable stream of...
