by Alina Zhuravel | Dec 27, 2022 | Detroit - District 6, Empowering Detroit, Reliability Work Updates, Wayne County, West Side Neighborhoods
DTE cable pullers, splicers and line workers were recently dispatched to Detroit’s Fitzgerald neighborhood after an electrical “pothead” failure. What is a pothead? It is an insulated electrical terminal used for transitioning between overhead wiring and underground...
by Alina Zhuravel | Dec 27, 2022 | Central Neighborhoods, Detroit - District 6, Empowering Detroit, Reliability Work Updates, Wayne County
DTE crews were out in the Virginia Park neighborhood of Detroit, near West Grand Boulevard and Kipling Avenue, replacing an older cable pole with a newer more durable one. In the photo above, you can see that the predecessor is leaning to the right while the new one...
by Alina Zhuravel | Dec 14, 2022 | Detroit - District 6, Downtown Midtown Neighborhoods, Empowering Detroit, Reliability Work Updates, Wayne County
You may have noticed DTE crews working next to Wayne State University’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences building near West Warren and Cass Avenues. As you can see in the photo above, our crews installed a new underground cable to help power that part of Midtown....
by Alina Zhuravel | Dec 14, 2022 | Detroit - District 6, Downtown Midtown Neighborhoods, Empowering Detroit, Reliability Work Updates, Wayne County
DTE crews were recently in Detroit’s Midtown continuing the process of installing a new “net bank” on Peterboro Street and Park Avenue. What is a net bank? A group of transformers which provide power sources to homes and businesses. Our team recently installed...
by Alina Zhuravel | Dec 14, 2022 | Detroit - District 6, Downtown Midtown Neighborhoods, Empowering Detroit, Reliability Work Updates, Wayne County
DTE contractor crews were out in Detroit preparing for our upcoming switch from a 4.8kV to 13.2kV electrical distribution system on certain portions of the DTE grid. In the photo above, you can see the excavation work, as well as sheeting and shoring. The work was...
by Alina Zhuravel | Dec 7, 2022 | Detroit - District 6, Downtown Midtown Neighborhoods, Empowering Detroit, Reliability Work Updates, Wayne County
DTE crews were out in Detroit’s Cultural Center Historic District recently making updates to the electric grid. Our team is in the process of replacing five poles located near West Warren and Cass Avenue. The new poles will be sturdier in the face of extreme weather,...
