by Madison Hurley | Dec 16, 2021 | Oakland County, Reliability Work Updates, Rochester Hills
Hello, Rochester Hills! You may have noticed more DTE work being done in your township, and that is because our workers have been spending extra time in your area. Reliability work in the Rochester area has increased drastically compared to this time last year. The...
by Madison Hurley | Dec 3, 2021 | Livingston County, Reliability Work Updates, Your Neighborhood
Overhead crews installed a new pole for a home that is under construction on E. Coon Lake Road. When installing a new pole, several holes need to be drilled and aligned correctly. The alignment is important for placing things like cross arms, transformers, and...
by Madison Hurley | Dec 3, 2021 | Macomb County, Reliability Work Updates, Your Neighborhood
Our crews worked on replacing an old switch and cross arms to a pole off 28 Mile Road and Miriam Drive. Poles are constantly being evaluated by DTE planning to make sure all equipment is up to date. It is important for planning to inform workers of what items on...
by Madison Hurley | Nov 30, 2021 | Oakland County, Your Neighborhood
Our crews were working on installing a new pole on Wolverine Road where a new home is being built. The two existing utility poles were spaced apart which was causing the lines to hang low in the center. The new pole was placed to raise and support primary and...
by Madison Hurley | Nov 30, 2021 | Oakland County, Reliability Work Updates, West Bloomfield
Our underground crews worked together with contractors to disconnect power to a building that is being demolished on Orchard Lake Road. The workers first had to place tags on the utility pole to ensure no work below the tags would be done until authorized by the crew...