by David Akerly | Jan 5, 2026 | Ann Arbor, Bloomfield Hills, Central Neighborhoods, Clinton Twp, Corktown, Southwest Neighborhoods, Detroit - District 6, Downtown Midtown Neighborhoods, East Side Neighborhoods, Empowering Detroit, Energy Future, Farmington, Farmington Hills, Harper Woods, Highland Township, Inkster, Livingston County, Livonia, Macomb County, Metamora, Monroe County, Oak Park, Oakland County, Reliability Work Updates, Rochester Hills, Rose Township, South Lyon, Southfield, Thumb Area, Washtenaw County, Wayne, Wayne County, West Bloomfield, West Side Neighborhoods, Westland, Your Neighborhood, Your Power
Building the grid of the future DTE is building the grid of the future, one that is smarter, stronger, and more resilient. DTE customers experienced a nearly 70% improvement in time spent without power between 2023 and 2024. Additionally, we expect approximately...
by Amanda Fischer | Dec 16, 2025 | Ann Arbor, Reliability Work Updates, Your Neighborhood
As part of DTE Energy’s plan to build the grid of the future, we rebuilt the electric infrastructure that delivers power to southwest Ann Arbor. This project, which DTE began in May and completed in December 2025, represents an investment of more than $3.7 million...
by Amanda Fischer | Dec 3, 2025 | Ann Arbor, Reliability Work Updates, Washtenaw County, Your Neighborhood
Bookmark this blog as we will be updating it regularly with progress on our upgrades in Ann Arbor. DTE Energy is on pace to invest $360 million from 2019 to 2029 to modernize Ann Arbor’s infrastructure. As part of this work, you’ve likely noticed many DTE trucks...
by Amanda Fischer | Oct 16, 2025 | Ann Arbor, Reliability Work Updates, Washtenaw County, Your Neighborhood
We will be updating this blog throughout the project — please bookmark this page to stay up to date on progress. To enhance electric reliability, DTE Energy is rebuilding the infrastructure that powers southeast Ann Arbor and a small portion of Pittsfield Township....
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...
by David Akerly | Jun 1, 2025 | Ann Arbor, Detroit - District 6, Reliability Work Updates, Washtenaw County, Wayne County, Your Neighborhood
At DTE Energy, we use special tools called “pigs” to inspect our gas pipelines. These pigs are not animals; they are mechanical devices that help keep our pipelines clean and check for any issues. Recently, our team used a high-tech “smart...
