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 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 BC Trimble | Dec 7, 2022 | Oakland County, Reliability Work Updates, South Lyon
DTE crews upgraded equipment on utility poles in Lyon Township this week. One pole was near the corner of Milford and Travis and about a half mile south at the corner of Milford and 12 Mile. Upgrades included new cabling, fuses, crossarms (wooden to fiberglass) with...
by BC Trimble | Dec 7, 2022 | Oakland County, Reliability Work Updates, South Lyon
Our linemen were out in South Lyon this week working on equipment upgrades. This time the work was done near the corner of 11 Mile and Martindale. The utility pole you see pictured received new cables, crossarms with the main focus being new cutouts. Work like this...
by BC Trimble | Nov 9, 2022 | Oakland County, Reliability Work Updates, South Lyon
Overhead crews were out in Lyon Township today installing equipment upgrades after high winds caused damage and some outages to the system over the weekend. Customers in the area driving along Pontiac Trail (between Glynn Lee Ct. and Pine Tree Dr.) would have seen...
by BC Trimble | Aug 11, 2022 | Oakland County, Reliability Work Updates, South Lyon
A main intersection in Lyon Township is getting upgrades, and DTE crews were there this week to join the party. A new roundabout is being installed at the corner of Nine Mile and Currie. While some of our equipment had to be relocated to accommodate construction, our...
