Have you ever wondered how your power lines are protected from lightning? We set up protective devices along power lines called lightning arresters. If a lightning strikes a power line during a storm, the lightning arrester will send a high-voltage current into the...
DTE crews have been doing many upgrades to our infrastructure, and one of the reoccurring improvements is installing and “framing” new utility poles to boost power reliability to homes and businesses. But what if we told you that framing of poles holding...
DTE overhead crews were in Rose Township this week replacing an old utility pole with an upgraded new transformer pole. This job was done on E. Rattalee Lake Rd. just west of the train tracks near Stallion Ln. In addition to installing the new transformer and...
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...
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,...
DTE’s tree trimming crews were at work in the White Lake and Highland communities last week improving power reliability for neighborhoods and businesses along M-59. You can see in the pictures below that not only were branches being trimmed off of the taller trees,...