Tree trim crews have been working in Livonia in the wake of recent storms, taking the opportunity to improve reliability. Tree trimming is one of the most effective ways to improve the electrical system in cities like Livonia, a city known for its history and...
Did you know many of our utility poles are outfitted with guards or deterrents that protect wildlife from endangering themselves and our system? They’re small, subtle features to protect small squirrels, racoons, skunks, rats, cats, birds and the like that...
Have you ever wondered how your power lines are protected from lightning? We set up protective devices along power lines called lightning arresters. If a lightning strikes a power line during a storm, the lightning arrester will send a high-voltage current into the...
Livonia customers saw some big upgrades happen this week in their area. DTE trucks could be seen on Haggerty Rd. near the entrance of Schoolcraft College. Our crew spliced cables underground to upgrade two main circuits that is intended to improve reliability for...
DTE crews have been doing many upgrades to our infrastructure, and one of the reoccurring improvements is installing and “framing” new utility poles to boost power reliability to homes and businesses. But what if we told you that framing of poles holding...
Some Livonia businesses and homes near Levan and I-96 received electrical equipment upgrades this week. This work, done just south of I-96 across the highway from Madonna University, required installing new poles, connectors and a transformer bank. A transformer bank...