by BC Trimble | May 2, 2022 | Oakland County, Reliability Work Updates, Southfield
You may, at some point, 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 power for...
by Alina Zhuravel | Apr 28, 2022 | Oakland County, Reliability Work Updates, Southfield
A DTE crew worked in Southfield, on 9 Mile and Greenfield Road, to upgrade equipment powering a nearby apartment complex. They installed an up-to-date switch cabinet which will allow DTE to make repairs more efficiently if electrical disruptions arise. Cable splicers...
by BC Trimble | Apr 19, 2022 | Oakland County, Reliability Work Updates, Southfield
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 | Apr 18, 2022 | Oakland County, Reliability Work Updates, Southfield
DTE is invested in improving reliability in your area by trimming trees that may interfere with power lines and installing new equipment to upgrade the electric grid. However, there are external factors we cannot control such as weather-related events causing power...
by Alina Zhuravel | Mar 7, 2022 | Oakland County, Reliability Work Updates, Southfield
You may have seen our DTE crews in Southfield on 8 Mile and Telegraph repairing an overhead line. They determined that overgrown trees damaged the wire. After the crew made sure that the line was de-energized, tree trimmers cleared off the overgrown branches. This...
by BC Trimble | Mar 7, 2022 | Oakland County, Reliability Work Updates, Southfield
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...
