by Alina Zhuravel | Nov 23, 2022 | Detroit - District 6, East Side Neighborhoods, Empowering Detroit, Reliability Work Updates, Wayne County
DTE crews were recently dispatched to Grayhaven Marina Village, located near Keelson Drive and Avondale Street, after animal interference and turbulent weather caused an underground cable failure. Crews initially transferred the community’s power to a secondary...
by Alina Zhuravel | Nov 23, 2022 | Reliability Work Updates, Wayne County
DTE crews and tree trimming crews were dispatched to Gross Pointe Woods, near Norwood Drive and Jackson Avenue, after a resident reported an overhead safety hazard. In the photo below, you can see how a primary line made contact with a tree and left a large burn on...
by BC Trimble | Nov 23, 2022 | Ann Arbor, Reliability Work Updates, Washtenaw County
Overhead crews were in Ann Arbor again this week, this time replacing utility poles and equipment in a neighborhood near Michigan Stadium. Our team replaced two utility poles and upgraded equipment which included new crossarms, cabling, fuses, street light and a new...
by BC Trimble | Nov 23, 2022 | Ann Arbor, Reliability Work Updates, Washtenaw County
DTE crews dispatched crews in Ann Arbor this week to improve overhead equipment. This time the work was done at the corner of W. Michigan and Platt as our team replaced a utility pole at the street corner. You can see in the photo below how much straighter and...
by BC Trimble | Nov 18, 2022 | Bloomfield Hills, Oakland County, Reliability Work Updates
As our service territory energy needs keep evolving, we are always exploring innovative, new ways to help make our grid stronger for you. One recent example is with a pilot project we just completed in Romulus, strategically installing concrete poles for the first...