by BC Trimble | Jan 21, 2022 | Oakland County, Reliability Work Updates, Wayne
Hello residents of Oakland County! Our tree trim crews were working in north Oakland County this week as part of DTE’s $70 million dollar tree trimming investment to prevent outages. Here you see a crew focused on trees along M59 in White Lake across the street from...
by Madison Hurley | Jan 21, 2022 | Livingston County, Macomb County, Oakland County, Reliability Work Updates, Uncategorized, Washentaw County, Wayne County, Your Neighborhood
This story is part one in a four part series explaining steps in the tree trimming process. Trees can create an enjoyable view for landscape around homes, but some trees may be a risk for causing electrical problems. Our tree crews are responsible for inspecting and,...
by Madison Hurley | Jan 20, 2022 | Inkster, Reliability Work Updates, Wayne County
Overhead crews installed a new pole near Somerset Street. The pole installation was to provide a new underground service for a home nearby. Surrounding homes will also benefit from this update because their primary lines are being held by a newer, more reliable...
by Madison Hurley | Jan 20, 2022 | Livonia, Reliability Work Updates, Wayne County
Tree trimmers and overhead crews were working together on Whitby Street to restore power to nearby homes. One of the poles’ transformers blew, causing several homes to lose power. Tree branches were interfering with power lines and were trimmed down beforehand so that...
by BC Trimble | Jan 12, 2022 | Livonia, Reliability Work Updates, Wayne County
As the new Cadillac car dealership on Ann Arbor Rd. is nearing completion, our crews were there to install a transformer and replace a utility pole. Here you see us working to place the “padmount transformer,” which probably looks familiar to you. These large,...
by BC Trimble | Jan 11, 2022 | Livonia, Reliability Work Updates, Wayne County
Hello Livonia. DTE was active in your community last week doing tree trim work on Mayfield Street near Grant Elementary School. The job resulted in a brief outage in the nearby neighborhoods along Plymouth Rd. This is a common practice when tree trimming called...
