by Renee McClelland | Aug 21, 2018 | Energy Future, Progress
DTE Energy has taken a significant step toward its goal of reducing carbon emissions by more than 80 percent by breaking ground on a state-of-the-art, $1 billion natural gas-fueled plant. The Blue Water Energy Center will be the most efficient power plant in the state...
by John Fossen | Jul 25, 2018 | Your Power
A Northern Michigan man escaped serious injury earlier this summer when the post hole digger he was using sliced into a buried, 72-hundred-volt primary electric cable in his back yard. The electric current burned a hole the size of a golf ball in the end of his tool,...
by John Fossen | Jul 25, 2018 | Your Power
DTE Energy plans to double the pace of natural gas system upgrades in the years ahead, with an increased focus on West Michigan. Under DTE’s Gas Renewal Program (GRP), 154 miles of steel and cast-iron gas main pipeline will be upgraded to long-lasting, polyethylene...
by John Fossen | Jul 13, 2018 | Your Power
I’ll bet you’ve never seen an eight-foot pig, but you may have been near one and never knew it. Synonymous with swine, pig is also a nickname for a sophisticated internal pipeline inspection device that’s used to verify the condition of underground steel natural gas...
by Brian Smith | Jun 27, 2018 | Your Power
Summer may seem like an odd time to be thinking about natural gas, but it’s actually the perfect time to take a look at your bill and make sure you understand your service. Michigan law allows for residential and business customers to choose who provides the natural...
