by Kate Mitchell | Oct 29, 2024 | Empowering Detroit, Our People, Places, Planet, Progress, Uncategorized, Volunteerism, Wayne County, Your Neighborhood
Two years may not seem like much but, for the Detroit Tree Equity Partnership (DTEP) it was enough time to make a big difference in Detroit neighborhoods. DTEP, which launched in October 2022, marked 25,000 trees planted in targeted areas of the city on Monday, Oct....
by Kate Mitchell | Oct 18, 2024 | Empowering Detroit, Our People, People, Volunteerism, Washtenaw County, Wayne County, Your Neighborhood
Caring for the communities where we live and serve is central to DTE’s mission. That’s why we encourage employees to give back by giving to United Way through our annual United Way campaign. This year’s campaign kicked off Oct. 7 and, to start things off right, a team...
by Kate Mitchell | Jun 24, 2024 | Ann Arbor, Empowering Detroit, Energizing Youth, Energy Future, Our People, People, Places, Planet, Volunteerism, Washtenaw County, Wayne County, Your Neighborhood
When it comes to powering our world, few things contribute as much as pollinators do. Bees, birds, beetles and others help between 75% and 95% of all flowering plants on earth reproduce and their work makes one out of every three bites of food we take possible. ...
by Kate Mitchell | May 29, 2024 | Monroe County, Our People, Uncategorized, Volunteerism, Your Neighborhood
While plenty of people kicked off their summer with BBQs and time at the lake over Memorial Day weekend, team members at our Monroe Power Plant decided to do things a little differently. A total of 109 plant employees spent the Friday before the long weekend...
by Kate Mitchell | May 20, 2024 | DEI, Our People, People, Volunteerism
When Rose M. Volpe started working for the power company, times were a little different. DTE was still known as Detroit Edison, the world was only starting to heal from WWII and wages were $23 per week. “I started working on Dec. 10, 1945,” Volpe said. “I felt like...
by Joelle Kruczek | May 16, 2024 | Our People, People, Volunteerism, Your Neighborhood
For the seventh year in a row, DTE Energy has been recognized by Points of Light as one of the Top 50 Most Community-Minded Companies in the United States through the organization’s Civic 50 Award. Points of Light is a global organization that offers tools that allow...
