by Alina Zhuravel | Jun 13, 2022 | Inkster, Reliability Work Updates, Wayne County
DTE crews were on Biltmore Street and Stollman Drive repairing equipment and restoring an Inkster neighborhood’s power after a utility pole caught on fire. Crews performed what is called a “temporary fix” on the pole to reenergize homes as soon as...
by BC Trimble | May 2, 2022 | Inkster, Reliability Work Updates, Wayne County
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...
by BC Trimble | Apr 19, 2022 | Inkster, Reliability Work Updates, Wayne County
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 BC Trimble | Mar 7, 2022 | Inkster, Reliability Work Updates, Wayne County
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...
by Madison Hurley | Mar 4, 2022 | Inkster, Reliability Work Updates, Wayne County
Our crews worked in Inkster Township near Florence St. and Wellington Ave. A new station cable was installed to replace a deteriorating power cable with a new one. Before they could energize the new cable with electricity, crews had to test the system to make sure it...
by Madison Hurley | Feb 18, 2022 | Inkster, Reliability Work Updates, Wayne County
DTE crews installed a new capacitor on a utility pole at the corner of Lehigh and S. Beech Daly in Inkster Township. A capacitor works like a giant battery. They draw a lot of energy, and instead of voltage dropping from circuits, they keep the voltage more consistent...
