With ambitious plans, sometimes it can take a while to see the impact. With others, the difference can happen quickly. The Detroit Tree Equity Partnership may have just been announced in fall, 2022, but it’s already having an effect on our community and our world. A...
On a cold, clear Saturday morning in late January, the fish were jumping, deer were grazing and dozens of bald eagles soared overhead at DTE Energy’s Monroe Power Plant. On the shore was a handful people, watching as the birds flew, played and settled on the branches...
It started with a hole. Nearby, a young tree was waiting to take root in its new home on a median across from St. John Lutheran Church in Detroit, a crowd watching as an urban forestry specialist expertly planted it in the ground on a warm fall day. Far from a...
How North Channel Began The story of North Channel began back in business owner Ron Ford’s garage in 2010. Ron and his family started brewing beer out of their garage as a hobby to try new flavors and different styles of beer. The beer was a huge hit, and it became a...
This summer we partnered with Hertz, a worldwide rental car company, to add over 175 electric vehicles (EVs) to their fleet in DTE’s electric service territory. The funding for this partnership is through DTE’s Charging Forward program which is designed to...
When DTE’s Milford Compressor Station needed an overhaul to expand gas compression capacity, updating the facility wasn’t the only concern. Environmental stewardship was, too. Updating the compressor station required a lot of changes to the site and its landscape,...