Essential Tips: Staying safe around electrical equipment
At DTE Energy, safety is always the top priority. May is National Electrical Safety Month, so as we reach storm season, it’s the perfect time to learn more about how to stay safe around electrical equipment. Maintain a safe distance Whether power lines are...
Deck the halls with safety in mind
There’s no getting into the holiday spirit quite like decorating your home with bright lights and festive decorations. But before you break out the boughs of holly, there are a few safety precautions you should be aware of. Grab a cup of hot cocoa and read these five...
Weathering the storm: Learn how DTE prepares for extreme weather and restoring power outages
Warm weather is right around the corner for Michiganders – as are the summer storms that come with the heat and humidity. DTE Energy’s Cornelia Butler oversees storm preparedness programs for DTE. Here she explains how DTE prepares for extreme weather, so the lights...
Avoid electrical scares this spooky season
It may be the season of wicked witches, creepy crawlers and ghoulish goblins, but they aren’t the only things that can cause a good scare this time of year. The real monsters are the electrical dangers that can occur as the spooky season sets in. As you enjoy the fall...
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...
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...
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