by BC Trimble | Mar 7, 2022 | Livonia, Reliability Work Updates, Wayne County
The technical term for the device is a cutout. Essentially, it’s a fuse and switch combined into one. It’s a critical piece of equipment, as cutouts protect transformers from power surges and overloads. Over the last several years, these valuable little devices...
by BC Trimble | Mar 7, 2022 | Reliability Work Updates, Wayne, Wayne County
The technical term for the device is a cutout. Essentially, it’s a fuse and switch combined into one. It’s a critical piece of equipment, as cutouts protect transformers from power surges and overloads. Over the last several years, these valuable little devices...
by Alina Zhuravel | Mar 4, 2022 | Detroit - District 6, Downtown Midtown Neighborhoods, Empowering Detroit, Reliability Work Updates, Wayne County
One of our crews were on Michigan and Third Street continuing the ongoing work of switching over Detroit’s power source from the Public Lighting Department (PLD) to DTE Energy. With this switch, DTE is making upgrades to make sure homes and businesses have improved...
by Alina Zhuravel | Mar 2, 2022 | Detroit - District 6, Downtown Midtown Neighborhoods, Empowering Detroit, Reliability Work Updates, Wayne County
A DTE crew was in Detroit on Woodward and Charlotte Street working underground to install a new circuit for the area. In order to improve service reliability, this circuit will be built with an upgraded cable that is less likely to fail. Additionally, there will be...
by BC Trimble | Mar 2, 2022 | Oakland County, Reliability Work Updates
DTE dispatched a crew to White Lake last week to replace a deteriorated utility pole. This replacement pole and new, more modern equipment was installed just south of Oakguard Drive off of Ormond Road (see pictures below). This work is expected to make the service of...
