by BC Trimble | May 27, 2022 | Oak Park, Oakland County, Reliability Work Updates
DTE crews have been doing many upgrades to our infrastructure, and one of the reoccurring improvements is installing and “framing” new utility poles to boost power reliability to homes and businesses. But what if we told you that framing of poles holding...
by BC Trimble | May 2, 2022 | Oak Park, Oakland County, Reliability Work Updates
You may, at some point, have read a reliability update or heard a DTE line worker in your area mention a ‘buck pole’ and it went right over your head. Here’s a little crash course to explain this phrasing and, more importantly, how these poles provide...
by BC Trimble | Apr 19, 2022 | Oak Park, Oakland County, Reliability Work Updates
With the unpredictable storm season approaching, we recently posed a simple question to our DTE field teams: What is one of the most unpredictable things you’ve experienced serving customers? Their answers were testament to our team’s dedication to serving you. Rob,...
by Alina Zhuravel | Mar 11, 2022 | Oak Park, Oakland County, Reliability Work Updates
You may have noticed a DTE crew in Oak Park on Seneca St and Northfield Blvd performing work on utility poles, such as the one pictured below which needed a new crossarm. Over time, poles can get damaged from wear and tear. DTE regularly performs maintenance work on...
by BC Trimble | Mar 7, 2022 | Oak Park, Oakland County, Reliability Work Updates
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...
