by BC Trimble | Aug 25, 2022 | Highland Township, Oakland County, Reliability Work Updates
August has been an exciting month for some of our linemen here at DTE. A lot of hard work has just paid off as another class of apprentices graduated on August 8th. We celebrate these individuals on this major career achievement. There were 10 apprentices that just...
by BC Trimble | Aug 3, 2022 | Highland Township, Oakland County, Reliability Work Updates, Rose Township
Customers in Highland Township will be happy to know our overhead crews put in a new cable pole in their area this week. Cable poles are vital pieces of our infrastructure as they combine both overhead and underground systems (you can read more about cable poles...
by BC Trimble | Jul 22, 2022 | Oakland County, Reliability Work Updates, Rose Township
In addition to our extensive tree trimming efforts in the area, overheard crews were working in Highland Township this week just north of M-59. An old, weathered utility pole near the corner of Easton’s Trail and Wardlow was replaced with a sturdier one as well as a...
by BC Trimble | May 26, 2022 | Oakland County, Reliability Work Updates, Rose Township
DTE overhead crews were in Rose Township this week replacing an old utility pole with an upgraded new transformer pole. This job was done on E. Rattalee Lake Rd. just west of the train tracks near Stallion Ln. In addition to installing the new transformer and...
by BC Trimble | May 2, 2022 | Highland Township, Oakland County, Reliability Work Updates, Rose Township
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...
