by BC Trimble | Oct 17, 2022 | Farmington Hills, Oakland County, Reliability Work Updates
Customers in Farmington Hills will be happy to know that our crews have been working to improve their reliability with equipment upgrades like reclosers. What is a recloser? It is an automatic, high-voltage electric switch. Essentially, it’s like a circuit breaker...
by BC Trimble | Aug 25, 2022 | Farmington Hills, Oakland County, Reliability Work Updates
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...
by Alina Zhuravel | Jul 27, 2022 | Farmington Hills, Oakland County, Reliability Work Updates
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...
by BC Trimble | May 17, 2022 | Farmington Hills, Oakland County, Reliability Work Updates
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...
by BC Trimble | May 2, 2022 | Farmington Hills, Oakland County, Reliability Work Updates
You may, at some point, have read a reliability update or heard a DTE line worker in your area mention a ‘buck pole’ and it went right over your head. Here’s a little crash course to explain this phrasing and, more importantly, how these poles provide...
by BC Trimble | Apr 19, 2022 | Farmington Hills, Oakland County, Reliability Work Updates
With the unpredictable storm season approaching, we recently posed a simple question to our DTE field teams: What is one of the most unpredictable things you’ve experienced serving customers? Their answers were testament to our team’s dedication to serving you. Rob,...
