by Alina Zhuravel | Feb 15, 2022 | Detroit - District 6, Downtown Midtown Neighborhoods, Empowering Detroit, Reliability Work Updates, Wayne County
DTE cable splicers and pullers worked together to continue the ongoing work of upgrading underground systems in Detroit. Recently, cable splicers descended underground to install a new connector in a manhole. This was preparation for the cable pullers (pictured above)...
by Alina Zhuravel | Feb 8, 2022 | Detroit - District 6, Downtown Midtown Neighborhoods, Empowering Detroit, Reliability Work Updates, Wayne County
A DTE crew began the process of upgrading the underground systems of three manholes in Detroit, near Second Avenue and Brainard Street. As energy use evolves over time, equipment maintenance is needed to meet durability and safety standards. By removing old cables and...
by Alina Zhuravel | Jan 31, 2022 | Detroit - District 6, Downtown Midtown Neighborhoods, Empowering Detroit, Reliability Work Updates, Wayne County
Recently, a DTE crew was in Detroit, off of East Hancock Street and John R. Street, repairing a faulty cable line that caused a power outage for local business customers. While the crew worked, customers were temporarily fed power through other nearby lines in order...
by Farah Fayz | Dec 17, 2021 | Detroit - District 6, Downtown Midtown Neighborhoods, Empowering Detroit, Reliability Work Updates, Wayne County
One of our splicer crews was in Downtown Detroit on Third Street and Michigan Avenue repairing a piece of underground equipment. Our team shut down the circuit that runs this service, to make it safe for our crew. Customers who receive power from this circuit were...
by Farah Fayz | Nov 23, 2021 | Detroit - District 6, Downtown Midtown Neighborhoods, Empowering Detroit, Reliability Work Updates, Wayne County
We’re in the process of updating equipment throughout Downtown and Midtown Detroit to improve power reliability. Last week, our crews upgraded a transformer Downtown, responsible for feeding power to customers from Cass Ave. to Beaubien St. Stay tuned for more...
