August has been an exciting month for some of our linemen here at DTE. A lot of hard work has just paid off as another class of apprentices graduated on August 8th. We celebrate these individuals on this major career achievement. There were 10 apprentices that just...
Did you know many of our utility poles are outfitted with guards or deterrents that protect wildlife from endangering themselves and our system? They’re small, subtle features to protect small squirrels, racoons, skunks, rats, cats, birds and the like that...
While our crews are working hard to improve the community’s reliability, they are also sometimes called upon to handle the consequences of animals interfering with electric infrastructure. Recently, a Farmington Hills business, near 8 Mile and Osmus Avenue, lost...
Have you ever wondered how your power lines are protected from lightning? We set up protective devices along power lines called lightning arresters. If a lightning strikes a power line during a storm, the lightning arrester will send a high-voltage current into the...
DTE crews have been doing many upgrades to our infrastructure, and one of the reoccurring improvements is installing and “framing” new utility poles to boost power reliability to homes and businesses. But what if we told you that framing of poles holding...
DTE dispatched a barrage of tree trimmers last week to improve service for customers in Farmington Hills. One location was along W. Skye Dr. next to the Costick Activities Center. Our team worked carefully trimming trees back from multiple power lines and clearing...
