How DTE Energy restores power
Severe storms that blew through our DTE Energy service territory Friday and Saturday caused nearly 600,000 power outages, leaving many customers wondering how we decide where to restore power first. As with any storm, our number one priority is safety – for both our...
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DTE’s mantra of “One Team. One Michigan” earns it accolades from industry group
The Edison Electric Institute (EEI) has presented DTE Energy with the “Emergency Assistance Award” for its outstanding power restoration efforts after an ice storm hit western Michigan in February 2019. The Emergency Assistance Award is...
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Avoid natural gas and electric hazards this National Safety Month
As the weather continues to warm up, and we begin to spend more time outdoors, it’s a great time to take a refresher course in staying safe around electricity and natural gas – from the power lines in our yards that keep the air conditioners running, to the natural...
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Trimming trees this summer? Do it safely. Here’s how…
When temps start to climb, so do the number of items on our to-do lists – especially those waiting for us in the great outdoors. From pulling weeds to planting flowers, there’s plenty of work to do to keep our properties looking great throughout the summer and early...
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What’s that wire? The service drop: your high-voltage connection to the energy grid.
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...
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Trapped: what to do if a power line falls on your car
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....
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Downed power lines: Knowing what to do can save your life
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...
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Stay alert, stay alive: Five tips to keep your family safe during severe weather season
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...
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How do squirrels safely walk on power lines? It’s National Squirrel Appreciation Day; let’s find out!
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...
read moreFrom Lehigh Valley News: PPL demonstrates what NOT to do around live power lines
You don’t ever want to make contact with a power line.
If there’s one lesson to take away from PPL’s safety demonstration Thursday afternoon in Allentown, that’s the big one. And it applies not just to physical contact, but to digging, too.
To read the full article, visit: WATCH: PPL demonstrates what NOT to do around live power lines