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,...
by Alina Zhuravel | Dec 7, 2022 | Corktown, Southwest Neighborhoods, Detroit - District 6, Empowering Detroit, Reliability Work Updates, Wayne County
You may have recently noticed overhead crews in Detroit’s Corktown, near West Elizabeth and Brooklyn Streets, assessing a pole for an upcoming crossarm replacement. DTE places a heavy emphasis on upgrading older wooden crossarms with state-of-the-art fiberglass...
by Alina Zhuravel | Dec 5, 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, near Woodward and West Warren Avenues, working to stay ahead of the energy consumption curve. Our team determined that an existing cable is no longer qualified for the amperage use of Detroiters today....
by Alina Zhuravel | Nov 23, 2022 | Detroit - District 6, East Side Neighborhoods, Empowering Detroit, Reliability Work Updates, Wayne County
DTE crews were recently dispatched to Grayhaven Marina Village, located near Keelson Drive and Avondale Street, after animal interference and turbulent weather caused an underground cable failure. Crews initially transferred the community’s power to a secondary...
by Alina Zhuravel | Nov 15, 2022 | Detroit - District 6, Reliability Work Updates, Wayne County
DTE crews were out in Detroit west of Midtown, near Lincoln and Holden Streets, upgrading service for nearby businesses. As the city’s energy use evolves, DTE is working to stay ahead of the consumption curve. Our team installed a variety of new equipment...
by Alina Zhuravel | Nov 15, 2022 | Detroit - District 6, Downtown Midtown Neighborhoods, Empowering Detroit, Reliability Work Updates, Wayne County
DTE crews were out in Midtown recently upgrading the electric grid. Our team installed a new cable to two netbanks on Cass Avenue and Handcock Street. As energy use evolves over time, this additional cable will help balance out the circuit’s load distribution,...