by Alina Zhuravel | Jul 26, 2022 | Detroit - District 6, Downtown Midtown Neighborhoods, Empowering Detroit, Reliability Work Updates, Wayne County
What are cable poles? They are a vital, direct link between the DTE overhead system for energy delivery and our underground infrastructure. In Detroit, our line crew improved an existing cable poll in an alleyway between Second Avenue and Henry Street. They safely...
by Alina Zhuravel | Jul 18, 2022 | Detroit - District 6, Downtown Midtown Neighborhoods, Empowering Detroit, Reliability Work Updates, Wayne County
As DTE works to convert Detroit’s power source from Public Lighting Department (PLD) to DTE Energy, our crews are making updates to the electric grid instead of using existing equipment. Recently, our team installed a new underground cable to energize an automatic...
by Alina Zhuravel | Jul 18, 2022 | Detroit - District 6, Downtown Midtown Neighborhoods, Empowering Detroit, Reliability Work Updates, Wayne County
DTE crews were out in Detroit upgrading the electric grid while converting the city’s power source from Public Lighting Department (PLD) to DTE Energy. Our team descended into a manhole to install a new cable to an automatic traffic signal on the corner of Chrysler...
by Alina Zhuravel | Jul 13, 2022 | Detroit - District 6, Downtown Midtown Neighborhoods, Empowering Detroit, Reliability Work Updates, Wayne County
As the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) gears up for their upcoming Vincent van Gogh exhibition, DTE crews are working to improve the museum’s electrical reliability. Recently, our crews were at John R Street and Frederick Douglass Avenue to test out newly...
by Alina Zhuravel | Jun 30, 2022 | Detroit - District 6, Downtown Midtown Neighborhoods, Empowering Detroit, Wayne County
DTE crews are continuing to improve reliability for the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) while transferring the museum’s power source from Public Lighting Department (PLD) to DTE. In the past, the DIA was energized by two PLD power sources. Instead of using the...
by Alina Zhuravel | Jun 24, 2022 | Detroit - District 6, Downtown Midtown Neighborhoods, Empowering Detroit, Reliability Work Updates, Wayne County
Our crews are continuing the process of transferring Detroit’s power source from Public Lighting Department (PLD) to DTE Energy. With this switch, DTE is making upgrades to the electric system, rather than using existing PLD equipment. Recently, our team installed new...
