by Madison Hurley | Mar 1, 2022 | Reliability Work Updates, Wayne County
DTE workers are making updates in Romulus Township. An older pole with older equipment had been powering homes near the corner of Cogswell Street and Wick Road. Overhead crews worked on replacing the old pole with a new one along with updating all the equipment on it,...
by Madison Hurley | Mar 1, 2022 | Farmington Hills, Oakland County, Reliability Work Updates
DTE crews have been visiting the Farmington area frequently. Last week they worked on Gill Road near Bridgeman Street, taking out old wiring and replacing it with new. Crews also took an existing overhead service line and switched it to a primary cable feeder that is...
by Madison Hurley | Feb 18, 2022 | Livingston County, Macomb County, Oakland County, Reliability Work Updates, Thumb Area, Washtenaw County, Wayne County, Your Neighborhood
When it comes to powering the community, we are quick to think about overhead linemen up in bucket trucks working on utility poles in the air. These roles are vital in making sure your power stays on, but there are also many less-visible jobs that are just as...
by Madison Hurley | Feb 18, 2022 | Inkster, Reliability Work Updates, Wayne County
DTE crews installed a new capacitor on a utility pole at the corner of Lehigh and S. Beech Daly in Inkster township. A capacitor works like a giant battery. They draw a lot of energy, and instead of voltage dropping from circuits, they keep the voltage more consistent...
by Madison Hurley | Feb 14, 2022 | Farmington Hills, Oakland County, Reliability Work Updates
DTE crews worked to set up service for a building between Inkster and W Eight Mile Roads, which had not been receiving power. Our overhead team installed a new service for the building with the help of electricians and our Electrical Field Operations (EFO) department....
