by Hayley Orzech | May 5, 2026 | Empowering Detroit, Energy Efficiency, Our People, People, Places, Planet, Progress, Your Neighborhood, Your Power
26 years ago, Xperience Communications set out to connect the biggest companies in the world with their audience. Today, their clients rely on them to create a “brand experience” and inspire action, but it was one of their own clients that turned the tables and...
by Jessica Watson | May 4, 2026 | Environment, Monroe, Monroe County, Planet, Your Neighborhood
On Arbor Day, DTE employees, community partners and local leaders gathered at DTE’s Newport Service Center to mark the occasion and rededicate one of Michigan’s oldest trees, a burr oak that stood on the property long before the service center was built. The burr oak...
by Jessica Watson | Apr 22, 2026 | Environment, Planet, Your Neighborhood
Protecting wildlife is part of how DTE powers Michigan. Across the state, the places where we work – from power plants to service centers to solar sites – are also home to wildlife that help keep ecosystems healthy and balanced. From pollinators that...
by Hayley Orzech | Apr 16, 2026 | Economic Progress, Energy Future, Oakland County, Our People, People, Places, Planet, Wayne County, Your Neighborhood, Your Power
Imagine you’re visiting your favorite local coffee shop or waiting on an oil change when you notice a sign in the window of the shop. It reads: Proud Participant in DTE’s MIGreenPower Intrigued, you point it out and the business owner says, “We’re helping create...
by Hayley Orzech | Mar 30, 2026 | Arts & Culture, Community Transformation, Detroit - District 6, East Side Neighborhoods, Empowering Detroit, Energy Future, Environment, People, Places, Planet, Uncategorized, Wayne County, West Side Neighborhoods, Your Neighborhood
In 1976, Cassandra Thomas made a sweet potato cookie to satisfy her new husband Jeffery’s sweet tooth, and in doing so, she created a legacy. In 1987, the Thomases debuted Cassandra’s sweet potato cookies at the Rosedale Park 30 Block Yard Sale. Within just...
by Hayley Orzech | Mar 10, 2026 | Community Transformation, Energy Efficiency, Energy Future, People, Planet, Your Neighborhood, Your Power
Our clean energy future relies on several factors, including renewable energy development, efficient energy generation and usage, and something that may surprise you… Energy storage. If you think about it, most of us already participate in energy storage on a...
