Staying safe around electrical equipment
Since its discovery in 1879, electricity has woven its way seamlessly into our society, providing unprecedented power and efficiency to our lives. We now use it to light our homes, charge our electric vehicles, cook our meals, stream our favorite shows, and check what...
What to do before, during and after the storm
It’s Severe Weather Awareness Week, also known as the best time to prepare for severe weather. Are you prepared for when the next disaster happens? This week, we're encouraging you to prepare for severe weather. Here are some tips on what you should do before, during...
Pianos on power lines: how winter weather can endanger your family and damage the energy grid
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...
Delivering better service starts with providing better information
At DTE, we’re committed to continuously improving our customer reliability and service restoration efforts. Our work starts out in the field, strengthening our infrastructure by trimming trees, installing new technology and investing heavily in the future of our...
Ghosts, ghouls and downed wires
It’s the season of ghosts, gargoyles, goblins and gobstoppers, but creepy monsters and cavities aren’t the only things you should be worried about. Autumn winds and longer nights help cover up the real monsters: downed wires. A downed wire is a power line that has...
Life threatening emergency leads to better service for our communities
Last summer, a downed wire was reported in Garden City. DTE's first responders went out with barrier tape and door hangers to corner off the hazard and notify the surrounding businesses and residences. The situation did not meet “stand by” criteria so they left....
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...
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...
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...
From 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