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Busy as a bee for Pollinator Week

Busy as a bee for Pollinator Week

by Kate Mitchell | Jul 1, 2025 | Empowering Detroit, Energizing Youth, People, Planet, Progress, Volunteerism, Your Neighborhood

Sometimes, supporting the environment means supporting the very smallest – and most vital – among us. That’s why DTE Energy’s environmental team focused on bees, butterflies, beetles and more for Pollinator Week – June 15-22 – and spent time this summer looking after...
Powering summer reading for Walker students

Powering summer reading for Walker students

by Kate Mitchell | Jul 1, 2025 | Energizing Youth, Our People, People, Progress, Volunteerism, Your Neighborhood

Summer break is a chance for students to relax and unwind from a year of learning, but the time away from school can mean a chance for students to backslide and lose vital skills like reading. That’s why the city of Walker and Mayor Gary Carey started Mayor Carey’s...
DTE Energy completes its third new solar park of 2025

DTE Energy completes its third new solar park of 2025

by Shannon Janeczek | Jun 13, 2025 | Energy Future, Planet, Progress, Uncategorized

DTE Energy announced at a ribbon-cutting ceremony on June 11 that it has completed construction on Polaris Solar Park. Located in Washington and North Star Townships in Gratiot County, the 100-megawatt solar park will generate enough clean energy to power more than...
Monroe Power Plant starts summer with service

Monroe Power Plant starts summer with service

by Kate Mitchell | Jun 11, 2025 | Monroe, Monroe County, Monroe County, Our People, People, Progress, Volunteerism, Your Neighborhood

Twice a year, DTE Energy’s Monroe Power Plant team takes empowering their community to a whole new level. Since 2021, the plant has held volunteer days on the Friday before Memorial Day and the Friday before Labor Day, offering employees the opportunity to start their...
Ann Arbor Downtown, northwest reliability improvement work in final phases

Ann Arbor Downtown, northwest reliability improvement work in final phases

by Amanda Fischer | Jun 4, 2025 | Ann Arbor, Places, Progress, Reliability Work Updates, Washtenaw County, Your Neighborhood

DTE Energy crews are in the final phases of rebuilding the overhead and underground infrastructure that powers both northwest and downtown Ann Arbor. This is an $18 million investment to rebuild eight miles of new power lines and electrical equipment, install new...
Osprey nesting platforms protect power and birds

Osprey nesting platforms protect power and birds

by Kate Mitchell | May 27, 2025 | Monroe, Monroe County, Monroe County, Our People, Planet, Progress, Your Neighborhood, Your Power

Every spring, nesting birds are a welcome sign of coming warm weather. But in some cases, bird nests can be bad news. Osprey, a large bird of prey that feeds mostly on fish and lives near coastal areas, are picky when it comes to their nests. They love high spots near...
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