by Alina Zhuravel | Jul 26, 2022 | Oak Park, Oakland County, Reliability Work Updates
Did you know trees are responsible for an overwhelming majority of outages during high wind events? The closer tree branches grow next to power lines, the greater the risk of power disruptions. Recently, tree trim crews were in Huntington Woods, near Vernon Avenue and...
by BC Trimble | Jul 22, 2022 | Oakland County, Reliability Work Updates, West Bloomfield
More upgrades were installed this week in West Bloomfield. This time in the Woods of Orchard Lake neighborhood near the corner of Green Lake Road and Commerce. Our overhead crew replaced a weathered, utility pole with a much taller and stronger one. While doing so,...
by BC Trimble | Jul 22, 2022 | Oakland County, Reliability Work Updates, Rose Township
In addition to our extensive tree trimming efforts in the area, overheard crews were working in Highland Township this week just north of M-59. An old, weathered utility pole near the corner of Easton’s Trail and Wardlow was replaced with a sturdier one as well as a...
by Alina Zhuravel | Jul 21, 2022 | Oak Park, Oakland County, Reliability Work Updates
Good news Oak Park residents: tree trim crews are busy working to improve your reliability. Recently, they were out in Huntington Woods, near Ludlow Avenue and Coolidge Highway, trimming trees back from a circuit that powers Oak Park. This type of work greatly reduces...
by BC Trimble | Jul 13, 2022 | Bloomfield Hills, Oakland County, Reliability Work Updates
Our overhead crews were recently in Bloomfield Township improving reliability for customers. This work, done on West Hickory Grove near Franklin, will improve the grid for the many customers that live in this area. Our team replaced an old, weathered pole with a new...
by BC Trimble | Jul 13, 2022 | Oakland County, Reliability Work Updates, West Bloomfield
West Bloomfield customers will be happy to know that DTE crews were recently at work in their community making reliability upgrades to the system. In a project stretching over several days, our overhead crews upgraded cross arms (from wooden to fiberglass), connectors...
