by Alina Zhuravel | Apr 1, 2022 | Detroit - District 6, Downtown Midtown Neighborhoods, Empowering Detroit, Reliability Work Updates, Wayne County
DTE crews were in Detroit, on Charlotte Street and Park Avenue, hooking up new equipment to upgrade the electrical system. A cable splicer is pictured working on a brand new and unenergized switch cabinet. This update allows the network operators to mitigate outages...
by Alina Zhuravel | Mar 18, 2022 | Detroit - District 6, Downtown Midtown Neighborhoods, Empowering Detroit, Reliability Work Updates, Wayne County
DTE crews were at the Charlotte Substation on Woodward and Temple Street installing an upgraded cable. A cable puller is pictured above preparing the unenergized cable for installation. This will be an extended cable that will serve more of the community, improving...
by Alina Zhuravel | Mar 11, 2022 | Detroit - District 6, Downtown Midtown Neighborhoods, Empowering Detroit, Reliability Work Updates, Wayne County
A DTE Crew was out in Detroit on State Street and Washington Boulevard making improvements to the electrical grid. After inspecting a manhole and ensuring it was safe to enter, they descended underground to shorten an excessively long cable. The longer a cable is, the...
by Alina Zhuravel | Mar 4, 2022 | Detroit - District 6, Downtown Midtown Neighborhoods, Empowering Detroit, Reliability Work Updates, Wayne County
One of our crews were on Michigan and Third Street continuing the ongoing work of switching over Detroit’s power source from the Public Lighting Department (PLD) to DTE Energy. With this switch, DTE is making upgrades to make sure homes and businesses have improved...
by Alina Zhuravel | Mar 2, 2022 | Detroit - District 6, Downtown Midtown Neighborhoods, Empowering Detroit, Reliability Work Updates, Wayne County
A DTE crew was in Detroit on Woodward and Charlotte Street working underground to install a new circuit for the area. In order to improve service reliability, this circuit will be built with an upgraded cable that is less likely to fail. Additionally, there will be...
by Alina Zhuravel | Feb 23, 2022 | Detroit - District 6, Downtown Midtown Neighborhoods, Empowering Detroit, Reliability Work Updates, Wayne County
A DTE crew was in Detroit on Second Avenue and Charlotte Street after a rat chewed through an underground cable causing one electrical feed to rupture. DTE switched service for nearby buildings to an alternate feed while the crew solved the issue. They descended...
