The company said that the installation will provide the backbone for its SmartCurrents program.
The meters will allow electric customers to communicate with the company, provide detailed information about their energy usage and recognize power outages without customer input.
The meters incorporate technology that will allow the customers to be read remotely and provide benefits to customers, as well as operational savings through increased efficiencies to DTE Energy.
The meter technology will serve as a platform that will lead to the elimination of manual meter reading, provide remote monitoring of the electric distribution system and allow customers to better manage their energy usage and bills, the company said.
The new smart meters will be installed in Bloomfield, Commerce, Milford, Waterford, West Bloomfield, Waterford and White Lake townships, as well as Auburn Hills, Bloomfield Hills, Milford, Ortonville and Pontiac.
As part of the SmartCurrents program, a new electrical circuit is being constructed for the Alpine substation, on Quarton Road in Bloomfield Township.
Electric fault detection and other equipment will be installed at the Long Lake and Lily substations, as well as at nine other substations in 2011 and 2012.
