by Alina Zhuravel | May 9, 2022 | Detroit - District 6, Reliability Work Updates, Wayne County
DTE crews performed maintenance work on overhead lines near West Warren Avenue and Lawton Street. They removed old streetlight wiring, known as arc wires, that are no longer in use today. During inclement weather, arc wires can get tangled with DTE wires. This may...
by Alina Zhuravel | May 4, 2022 | Detroit - District 6, Reliability Work Updates, Wayne County
Our crews were called to Woodward Avenue and Peterboro Street after a guard booth lost power. After a quick assessment, the cause of the outage was determined to be water damage to an underground wire. The crews were able to replace the damaged section with new...
by Alina Zhuravel | May 3, 2022 | Places, Your Neighborhood
DTE crews work hard to keep your power running but what keeps DTE crews running? Our crews rely on local restaurants to stay fueled so they can focus on improving reliability in your community. One of our crews’ favorite spots to visit while working in Detroit is...
by Alina Zhuravel | Apr 29, 2022 | Reliability Work Updates, Wayne County
DTE is in the initial phase of building two new Detroit substations. You may have noticed crews near Harper Avenue and Baldwin Street preparing to build what will be called the Promenade Substation, as well as at Beaufait Street and East Vernor Highway preparing to...
by Alina Zhuravel | Apr 29, 2022 | Detroit - District 6, Reliability Work Updates, Wayne County
DTE crews worked in Detroit, on Washington Boulevard and State Street, to upgrade service for a local church. Cable splicers entered a manhole to install and energize a new cable. Replacing aging cables with the latest model reduces the building’s chance of power...
