by Alina Zhuravel | Jul 12, 2022 | Oak Park, Oakland County, Reliability Work Updates
Tree trim crews were working to remove overgrown branches that were dangerously close to a power line in a neighborhood near Ithaca Street and Northfield Boulevard. This decreases the chances of tree limbs getting tangled up with wires during heavy storms and improves...
by Alina Zhuravel | Jul 12, 2022 | Oak Park, Oakland County, Reliability Work Updates
You may have noticed DTE crews working in Oak Park near Miller Street and Greenfield Road. Our team installed a new recloser to a utility pole. A recloser is equipment on a pole that detects and isolates any faults on the overhead system. This update helps our crews...
by BC Trimble | May 2, 2022 | Oak Park, 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 | Oak Park, 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,...
by Alina Zhuravel | Mar 11, 2022 | Oak Park, Oakland County, Reliability Work Updates
You may have noticed a DTE crew in Oak Park on Seneca St and Northfield Blvd performing work on utility poles, such as the one pictured below which needed a new crossarm. Over time, poles can get damaged from wear and tear. DTE regularly performs maintenance work on...
by BC Trimble | Mar 7, 2022 | Oak Park, Oakland County, Reliability Work Updates
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...
