by Alina Zhuravel | Apr 28, 2022 | Detroit - District 6, Downtown Midtown Neighborhoods, Empowering Detroit, Reliability Work Updates, Wayne County
On Tuesday, DTE crews were in Detroit, on Woodward Avenue and Selden Street, upgrading the underground electrical system. Cable splicers worked in a manhole to replace an old cable with a new one that can handle greater power load distribution. This update improves...
by Alina Zhuravel | Apr 18, 2022 | Detroit - District 6, Downtown Midtown Neighborhoods, Empowering Detroit, Reliability Work Updates, Wayne County
DTE cable splicers and pullers worked together on Cass Avenue and West Alexandrine Street to complete an underground system improvement project. The crews had previously installed a new upgraded cable and now returned to the work site to eliminate older pieces of...
by Alina Zhuravel | Apr 14, 2022 | Detroit - District 6, Downtown Midtown Neighborhoods, Empowering Detroit, Reliability Work Updates, Wayne County
A crew was in Detroit, near Woodward Avenue and West Alexandrine Street, preparing the underground system for an equipment upgrade. They cut out underground secondary cables so cable pullers can safely remove an older cable and bring in a newer one. Next, cable...
by Alina Zhuravel | Apr 14, 2022 | Detroit - District 6, Downtown Midtown Neighborhoods, Empowering Detroit, Reliability Work Updates, Wayne County
DTE crews were working in Detroit, on Woodward Avenue and Hendrie Street, to upgrade the underground electric infrastructure. Cable splicers eliminated an old section of cable and replaced it with a new one, enhancing the durability of the electric grid. The...
by Alina Zhuravel | Apr 13, 2022 | Detroit - District 6, Downtown Midtown Neighborhoods, Empowering Detroit, Reliability Work Updates, Wayne County
A DTE underground crew was on Abbott Street and Third Street transferring a Detroit building’s power source from the Detroit Public Lighting Department (PLD) to DTE Energy. With this transition, cable splicers (pictured above) installed a new underground cable to...
by Alina Zhuravel | Apr 1, 2022 | Detroit - District 6, Downtown Midtown Neighborhoods, Empowering Detroit, Reliability Work Updates, Wayne County
Contractors, electricians and cable splicers worked together in Detroit, on John C Lodge Service Road and West Forest Avenue, to transfer a traffic signal’s power source from Public Lighting Department (PLD) to DTE Energy. With this switch, DTE has installed upgraded...