by BC Trimble | Mar 7, 2022 | Oakland County, Reliability Work Updates, Southfield
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 | Feb 25, 2022 | Oakland County, Reliability Work Updates, Southfield
Come rain, sunshine or snow, the work never stops for our DTE crews. While the winter months bring less risk of outages for the customers, it does create various challenges for our line workers. As you see our crews out working in frigid temperatures, send them warm...
by Alina Zhuravel | Feb 18, 2022 | Reliability Work Updates, Southfield, Wayne County
A DTE crew noticed that overgrown trees were pushing secondary wires together, creating a safety hazard and unstable power connection in the backyard of a Southfield home. Tree trimmers were immediately called to 10 Mile and Southfield Road to fix the issue. They...
by Alina Zhuravel | Feb 16, 2022 | Oakland County, Reliability Work Updates, Southfield
DTE crews performed maintenance work on a power line on West Nine Mile Road in Southfield. They repaired an overhead cable and installed new equipment on the pole, making the cable ready for service. This work restores the circuit to normal operating order, keeping...
by Alina Zhuravel | Jan 31, 2022 | Oakland County, Reliability Work Updates, Southfield
On Friday, a DTE crew was called into a neighborhood near West Eight Mile Road and Southfield Road, after a customer noticed flickering lights in their home. The crew determined that an undersized transformer was the cause of the issue. When the transformer was...
