by BC Trimble | May 2, 2022 | Highland Township, Oakland County, Reliability Work Updates, Rose Township
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 | Mar 7, 2022 | Highland Township, Oakland County, Reliability Work Updates, Rose Township
The technical term for the device is a cutout. Essentially, it’s a fuse and switch combined into one. It’s a critical piece of equipment, as cutouts protect transformers from power surges and overloads. Over the last several years, these valuable little devices...
by Madison Hurley | Jan 13, 2022 | Highland Township, Oakland County, Reliability Work Updates
Our crews were out in Highland Township working on replacing old poles. First workers need to set the pole into the ground and make sure it is evenly placed. From there, all the equipment from the old pole will be transferred to the new pole. Workers start at the top...
by Madison Hurley | Jan 4, 2022 | Highland Township, Oakland County, Reliability Work Updates
Our crews determined that the electric poles along E. Wardlow Road needed work, so they went about replacing four of them. Plus, they installed an additional pole to provide an underground service line to a new fire station that is under construction. The updated...
by Madison Hurley | Dec 29, 2021 | Highland Township, Oakland County, Reliability Work Updates
Hello Highland Township. We wanted to take a moment to spotlight some of the strides our teams made to improve your service in 2021 and share some great news as we turn the page to 2022. Our Empowering Michigan page is making it easier for you to see the work...
by Jack Reynolds | Nov 3, 2021 | Highland Township, Oakland County, Reliability Work Updates
This past week, one of our overhead crews responded to a customer inquiry in Highland Township about a slanted utility pole. When the crew arrived at the job site, they saw a leaning pole that needed to be replaced on Highland Park Drive. The old pole had already...
