by Brian Bleau | Apr 18, 2019 | Downed Wire Safety, Your Power
If you live or work in a neighborhood that receives electric service from overhead power lines that run between utility poles, you tap into the energy grid through a line called a “service drop.” A service drop spans from a nearby utility pole to your home or...
by Brian Bleau | Apr 11, 2019 | Downed Wire Safety, Your Power
Did you know more than 6 million car accidents – and 3 million subsequent injuries – occur in the U.S. each year? Getting behind the wheel is the most dangerous thing most of us do each day, and that’s before high-voltage electric equipment is added to the equation....
by Amanda Knaebel | Mar 11, 2019 | Downed Wire Safety, Your Neighborhood, Your Power
Electricity powers our lives in so many ways. So much so, that most of us wouldn’t know how to get by without it. But when power lines come down in instances of severe weather, for example, that same electricity that energizes our days can quickly become a matter of...
by DTE Social Media Team | Mar 3, 2019 | Downed Wire Safety, Your Neighborhood, Your Power
Warmer weather in Michigan activates the beautiful landscape that spans the Great Lakes State. From tulips in Holland to bright-red cherries in Grand Traverse County and sweet corn in Almont, the spring and summer months breathe new life into our communities. But it’s...
by Brian Bleau | Jan 21, 2019 | Downed Wire Safety, Your Power
Whether you live on a Fairgrove Township farm or in a downtown Detroit duplex, odds are you encounter squirrels on a regular basis. These members of the family Sciuridae – a tribe of small- and medium-size rodents that includes chipmunks and prairie dogs – are...
by Brian Bleau | Jan 17, 2019 | Downed Wire Safety, Your Power
There’s no doubt a fresh, glistening coat of new-fallen snow lining the streets, and ice-coated tree limbs, branches and rooflines can create seasonal warm and fuzzies, and deliver a heavy dose of winter nostalgia straight to our hearts. Michigan’s natural winter...
