by David Akerly | Feb 4, 2025 | Ann Arbor, Bloomfield Hills, Central Neighborhoods, Clinton Twp, Corktown, Southwest Neighborhoods, Detroit - District 6, Downtown Midtown Neighborhoods, East Side Neighborhoods, Empowering Detroit, Energy Future, 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, West Side Neighborhoods, Westland, Your Neighborhood, Your Power
Building the grid of the future DTE is building the grid of the future, one that is smarter, stronger, and more resilient. Due to the impact of our enhanced work, an increased $1.5 billion investment in the electric grid, and coupled with less extreme weather, DTE...
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 Alina Zhuravel | Dec 14, 2022 | 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
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...
by Alina Zhuravel | Dec 6, 2022 | Ann Arbor, 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
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...
by BC Trimble | Oct 17, 2022 | Highland Township, Oakland County, Reliability Work Updates, Rose Township
Customers in Rose and Highland Townships 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...
by BC Trimble | Oct 7, 2022 | Highland Township, Oakland County, Reliability Work Updates, Rose Township
DTE crews were working across Oakland County this week improving the infrastructure of our system. One of those places was in Rose Township near Lake Braemer. Our crews replaced an old, weathered utility pole at the corner of Davisburg and Eagle. The new, much...
