by Amanda Fischer | Apr 15, 2024 | Reliability Work Updates, Thumb Area, Your Neighborhood, Your Power
A new electric substation is more than just a collection of electrical equipment that powers homes and businesses — it’s a symbol of the improved power reliability for customers. And in Almont, we recently completed a new substation. Here are three things you should...
by Amanda Fischer | Nov 17, 2023 | Reliability Work Updates, Thumb Area, Your Neighborhood
We’re implementing a four-point plan throughout the communities we serve to help keep the lights on reliability for our customers. This plan includes, trimming trees, upgrading existing infrastructure, rebuilding older sections of the grid and accelerating our...
by David Akerly | Apr 23, 2023 | Livingston County, Macomb County, Monroe County, Oakland County, Reliability Work Updates, Thumb Area, Washtenaw County, Wayne County
Significant technology investments, including a state-of-the-art operations center and advanced operating system, have paved the way for DTE’s transition to a smart grid – one that focuses on automation to isolate outages and provide our field crews with specific...
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 Amanda Fischer | Jul 11, 2022 | Thumb Area
Thousands of customers in Sanilac County will soon see improved reliability to their power. Over the next three years, DTE Energy will have invested more than $67 million in infrastructure updates that will benefit customers in Croswell, Carsonville and Port Sanilac....
by Je'well Pearson | Apr 25, 2022 | Reliability Work Updates, Thumb Area, Your Neighborhood, Your Power
We’re working to improve reliability for homes and businesses in Lapeer County. Over the next few years we will be investing more than $65 million to upgrade Lapeer County’s electric infrastructure, including building two new substation. Crews recently broke...