Despite some rainy conditions, tree trimmers were at work last week to improve service for Bloomfield Hills customers. The work was done on both South and North Reading St. off Squirrel Rd. Our team worked carefully and safely trimming trees away from multiple power lines and clearing brush. This work will improve reliability for dozens of homes in this neighborhood.
In late 2021, DTE made a $90 million investment to accelerate its tree trimming efforts across the communities it serves to help prevent outages during heavy storms. You can read more about that initiative here. Highlights include:
- Accelerating tree trimming work for the communities hardest hit by recent storms last fall
- Last year alone, we trimmed 5,700 miles of trees near power lines – the same number of miles it would take to reach northern British Columbia from Detroit.
- Increasing our tree trim workforce by 30%
