by Alina Zhuravel | Jul 26, 2022 | Detroit - District 6, Downtown Midtown Neighborhoods, Empowering Detroit, Reliability Work Updates, Wayne County
What are cable poles? They are a vital, direct link between the DTE overhead system for energy delivery and our underground infrastructure. In Detroit, our line crew improved an existing cable poll in an alleyway between Second Avenue and Henry Street. They safely...
by BC Trimble | Jul 22, 2022 | Reliability Work Updates, Wayne County
DTE crews were recently called to a damaged pole that cracked near the base on Wilcox between Princeton and Shadywood in Plymouth Township. Our crew took the opportunity to upgrade equipment in addition to repairing the pole. The overhead crew held the pole in place...
by Alina Zhuravel | Jul 18, 2022 | Detroit - District 6, Downtown Midtown Neighborhoods, Empowering Detroit, Reliability Work Updates, Wayne County
As DTE works to convert Detroit’s power source from Public Lighting Department (PLD) to DTE Energy, our crews are making updates to the electric grid instead of using existing equipment. Recently, our team installed a new underground cable to energize an automatic...
by Alina Zhuravel | Jul 18, 2022 | Detroit - District 6, Downtown Midtown Neighborhoods, Empowering Detroit, Reliability Work Updates, Wayne County
DTE crews were out in Detroit upgrading the electric grid while converting the city’s power source from Public Lighting Department (PLD) to DTE Energy. Our team descended into a manhole to install a new cable to an automatic traffic signal on the corner of Chrysler...
by Alina Zhuravel | Jul 13, 2022 | Detroit - District 6, Downtown Midtown Neighborhoods, Empowering Detroit, Reliability Work Updates, Wayne County
As the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) gears up for their upcoming Vincent van Gogh exhibition, DTE crews are working to improve the museum’s electrical reliability. Recently, our crews were at John R Street and Frederick Douglass Avenue to test out newly...
