Building the grid of the future DTE is building the grid of the future, one that is smarter, stronger, and more resilient. As a result, customers can expect and DTE is committed to reducing power outages by 30% and cutting outage duration time in half by 2029. ...
Rebuilding some of the oldest sections of our grid is part of our four-point plan to strengthen our infrastructure and delivering more reliable power to electric customers. Our underground crews were recently in Farmington Hills replacing a primary cable and pole...
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...
You may be familiar with the many generations of iPhones, but what about generations of transformers? Just as our cell phone technology evolves over time, so does our electrical equipment. DTE regularly upgrades infrastructure to ensure homes and businesses are...
You may have read our previous stories about DTE crews working underground to update or repair the electric grid. These provide a broad overview on how our crew safely and efficiently gets the job done. However, this process is far from simple. First, DTE crews...
DTE dispatched crews to the Farmington area this week to improve reliability for customers. This underground contract crew (pictured below) worked at the Windermere neighborhood near the corner of Halsted and Grand River. Our team replaced five underground primary...
