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...
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...
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...
Customers of Rochester and Rochester Hills will be happy to learn that DTE crews were working this week on a job that upgrades the system in both communities. This work was done near the corner of Tienken Road and Rochester Road, right at the border of the two cities....
Overhead crews were working recently in Rochester Hills, improving the system for customers. The work was done in the Stratford Knolls neighborhood near the corner of Knollcrest and Clair Hill. Our team replaced a couple of weathered utility poles with new, taller,...
Customers in Oakland County have seen an increase in tree trimming efforts this year and recently those efforts were seen improving reliability for customers in Rochester Hills. This crew pictured below was working in the Meadowbrook neighborhood near the corner of S....