by David Akerly | May 31, 2024 | Livingston County, Your Neighborhood
DTE Energy is dedicated to constructing a smarter, stronger and more resilient grid to improve reliability. Our commitment to customers is to reduce power outages by 30% and to cut outage durations in half by 2029. New power poles are always an important part of...
by David Akerly | Apr 23, 2023 | Livingston County, Macomb County, Monroe County, Oakland County, Reliability Work Updates, Thumb Area, Washtenaw County, Wayne County
Significant technology investments, including a state-of-the-art operations center and advanced operating system, have paved the way for DTE’s transition to a smart grid – one that focuses on automation to isolate outages and provide our field crews with specific...
by Justin Walters | Feb 10, 2023 | Livingston County, Reliability Work Updates
“Cutouts” serve as the unsung heroes of reliability. They are safety devices used to protect electrical equipment and ensure safe energy distribution. They work by disconnecting power in the event of a short circuit to prevent further damage. A recent project in...
by Alina Zhuravel | Jan 13, 2023 | Ann Arbor, Bloomfield Hills, Clinton Twp, Detroit - District 6, Farmington, Farmington Hills, Harper Woods, Highland Township, Inkster, Livingston County, Livonia, Macomb County, Metamora, Monroe County, Oak Park, Oakland County, Reliability Work Updates, Rochester Hills, Rose Township, South Lyon, Southfield, Thumb Area, Washtenaw County, Wayne, Wayne County, West Bloomfield, Westland, Your Neighborhood
DTE is committed to taking a proactive approach to improving our electric grid. One tool our team uses to accomplish this is an “underground fault indicator.” This device takes thermal images of our underground system for the purpose of identifying a potential fault...
by BC Trimble | Jan 11, 2023 | Livingston County, Reliability Work Updates
Good news for Hartland Township customers as DTE dispatched tree trimming crews throughout the community this week to improve reliability. This crew pictured was working near the corner of M-59 and Andover Boulevard. Our team worked safely and efficiently to remove...
by BC Trimble | Dec 27, 2022 | Livingston County, Reliability Work Updates
Cold weather and a tough-to-reach job site didn’t keep DTE crews from installing equipment upgrades in Howell this week. Two old utility poles were replaced and upgraded near the corner of Beattie Road and Coon Lake Road just north of Pardee Lake. In addition to two...
