by David Akerly | Mar 27, 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 Shawn Wichar | Oct 16, 2024 | Oak Park, Oakland County, Reliability Work Updates, Your Neighborhood
As DTE Energy works toward building a stronger and more resilient grid, crews have been busy upgrading pole top equipment throughout the communities we serve. That initiative brought them recently to the corner of Burton Street and Scotia Road in Oak Park. ...
by Justin Walters | Oct 19, 2023 | Oak Park, Oakland County, Our People, People, Reliability Work Updates, Your Neighborhood, Your Power
Tree trimming is an essential part of the DTE four-point plan to improve electrical reliability for our customers. Downed tree branches account for 50% of the time that customers are without power, so proactively trimming trees helps prevent power outages. Jobs that...
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 20, 2022 | Oak Park, Oakland County, Reliability Work Updates
Oak Park residents may have noticed tree trimming crews around their community recently. Our team trimmed overgrown branches in neighborhood streets, near Pearson and Parklawn streets, and made assessments for future tree trimming work to be done in this area. This...
by Alina Zhuravel | Sep 26, 2022 | Oak Park, Oakland County, Reliability Work Updates
Oak Park residents may have recently noticed an orange “workers ahead” sign placed near Jerome Street and Oak Park Boulevard. This signifies that tree trimmers were in your neighborhood working to improve your reliability. Our team trimmed multiple tree limbs back...
