by Alina Zhuravel | Dec 27, 2022 | Detroit - District 6, Empowering Detroit, Reliability Work Updates, Wayne County, West Side Neighborhoods
DTE cable pullers, splicers and line workers were recently dispatched to Detroit’s Fitzgerald neighborhood after an electrical “pothead” failure. What is a pothead? It is an insulated electrical terminal used for transitioning between overhead wiring and underground...
by Alina Zhuravel | Dec 27, 2022 | Central Neighborhoods, Detroit - District 6, Empowering Detroit, Reliability Work Updates, Wayne County
DTE crews were out in the Virginia Park neighborhood of Detroit, near West Grand Boulevard and Kipling Avenue, replacing an older cable pole with a newer more durable one. In the photo above, you can see that the predecessor is leaning to the right while the new one...
by BC Trimble | Dec 27, 2022 | Livingston County, Reliability Work Updates
Cold weather and a tough-to-reach job site didn’t keep DTE crews from installing equipment upgrades in Howell this week. Two old utility poles were replaced and upgraded near the corner of Beattie Road and Coon Lake Road just north of Pardee Lake. In addition to two...
by BC Trimble | Dec 27, 2022 | Livingston County, Reliability Work Updates
Good news for customers in Howell — our crews were in your community this week working to improve your electric reliability. A team of our overhead lineman could be seen near the corner of Hibner and Fenton just north of Dunham Hills Golf Club replacing a utility pole...
by BC Trimble | Dec 27, 2022 | Farmington Hills, Oakland County, Reliability Work Updates
Our overhead crews were back in Farmington Hills this week improving reliability for our valued customers just in time for the holidays. This time the work was done near the corner of Nine Mile and Halsted just in front of the Green Hill neighborhood. Our team...
