DTE Energy’s smart grid devices prevented nearly 12,000 power outages and saved customers a total of 2.9 million minutes of downtime by speeding up crew response time and rerouting electricity during repairs in the first seven months of 2025.
Integrating smart devices into its electric grid is part of DTE’s commitment to reducing outages by 30% and cutting outage times in half by the end of 2029. The company will be adding more than 100 smart devices to the grid in Detroit, and more than 675 across DTE’s electric service area.
DTE’s commitment to fully automating its electric grid by 2029 promises several benefits for customers:
- Improved safety: Smart grid devices can automatically detect and deenergize downed wires, helping to keep more people safe.
- Fewer outages: Smart devices are designed to isolate areas of damage andreroute power, so the lights stay on while crews make repairs.
- Shorter outages and quicker restoration: Smart devices can quickly identify the location of the damaged equipment, so crews can arrive at the location faster and begin making repairs.
DTE’s smart grid is an interconnected system that includes the company’s Advanced Distribution Management System software, state-of-the-art Systems Operation Center, substation equipment, automated smart devices, smart meters and more. The automated smart devices allow the company to remotely monitor, operate and control the grid across the communities that DTE serves, minimizing service interruptions for customers…