You’re inside a wind turbine tower, standing at the foot of a ladder that reaches 374 feet to the top. Hooked up to a harness and ready to make the climb, you grab hold of the ladder and make your way up. Once you reach the top of the turbine, you’re worn out, but you...
Wind technician Tiffany Shepard grew up just down the road from DTE’s Brookfield Wind Park in the Thumb. For as long as she can remember, wind energy has been part of her life and her community. Her middle school had three operational wind turbines installed;...
On July 18, DTE Energy received conditional approval from the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) to purchase three new wind parks totaling 455 megawatts – another milestone on the company’s journey to generate cleaner energy for its customers and to...
Early this morning, DTE Energy started up the turbines at Pine River wind park for the first time. The new park, located in Gratiot and Isabella counties in mid-Michigan, is Michigan’s largest and DTE’s most cost-effective and cost-efficient wind project to date....
