DTE Energy is dedicated to constructing a smarter, stronger and more resilient grid to improve reliability. Our commitment to customers is to reduce power outages by 30% and to cut outage durations in half by 2029.
DTE has made it a priority to continue upgrading our infrastructure. Our front-line crews have been inspecting our current infrastructure to determine where these upgrades need to happen next. In 2023, DTE inspected and upgraded over 1,400 miles of pole top equipment across the communities we serve. These upgrades improve reliability, especially during extreme weather situations.
In Detroit, near Lawton and Pingree in the Jamison neighborhood, our crews were busy recently upgrading pole top equipment down an alleyway. The crews were removing old primary wires and transformers and replacing them with one new, larger transformer that would provide power to the entire block. They also installed newer pole top crossarms for the lateral wire feed and new poles where necessary. The process is carefully planned out so that customers on that block are without power for as little time as possible while upgrades are being made.
This kind of upgrading work is part of DTE’s ongoing plan to build the grid of the future. That plan includes transitioning to a smart grid, upgrading existing infrastructure, rebuilding significant portions of the grid and trimming trees. These are at the core of our plan as we work to increase reliability in Detroit.
Interested in seeing the work being done in your community? Visit our power improvements map