DTE Energy

✨ Earlier this month, our Asian and Middle Eastern American (AMEA) energy group held a vibrant and beautiful Diwali celebration at DTE. As we celebrate Diwali, we’re reflecting on the incredible event - from the rich colors of the fashion to the delicious food, and the joyful sights, sounds and dance performances—every part of the event reflected the true spirit of Diwali. We’re grateful for the wonderful team that brought it all together and for the opportunity to celebrate such a meaningful occasion with our colleagues. Here’s to the light of Diwali continuing to shine bright. ✨ Special thanks to Anita Springer, Shalini Lawson, Ritasha Gogna, Kosha Rathi, Shilpa Bhatt(Shah), Srinivas Gogineni PMP, PMI-ACP, SMC, Srini Nimmagadda, Mansimran Singh, Sonya Elhusseini, Simon Mourani, Pankaj Narang, Vasantha Inturi, and Krishna Chava.

DTE's involvement with the Detroit Tree Equity Partnership and the planting of 25,000 trees in Detroit exemplifies our mission to improve lives with energy and care for the communities where we live and serve. Learn more about this work: https://lnkd.in/ecnZMdNf

We're thrilled to announce that we have begun operating our largest solar park, Sauk Solar, in Branch County. Sauk Solar can generate enough clean energy to power 40,000 homes. It's also the first of six new solar parks to come online that are all funded by customer enrollments in our voluntary renewable energy program, MIGreenPower. Learn more: http://spr.ly/6048q7hEg

When nearly 600 DTE crew members, contractors and tree trimmers headed south in the beginning of October to assist with restoration efforts after the devastating hurricanes this month, they were overwhelmed by the support of the local communities. From kind words to hot meals, the team appreciated the southern hospitality and these thank you notes from Ms. Josey’s second grade class in Evans, Georgia were especially touching.   We’re extremely grateful to our team for their work getting the power back on and were proud to welcome them home earlier this month. 

Careers in Energy week spotlights the diverse, in-demand job opportunities in the energy industry as well as highlights the purpose-driven work of energy professionals serving their communities. Equally important is engaging our future energy workforce through career awareness initiatives and mentorship programming to build tomorrow’s talent pipeline, today. In partnership with the The Engineering Society of Detroit, DTE Energy gas engineers Siraj Mumin and Frenae Smith bring their careers to life with youth from underserved communities through mentorship and immersive learning.

Caring for the communities where we live and serve is central to DTE’s mission. Last week, employees volunteered with United Way for Southeastern Michigan partner organizations to kick off our annual United Way campaign: http://spr.ly/6043qIZy1

“Everybody at the plant level is very excited for everything that DTE has to offer us. DTE has somebody with knowledge and expertise readily available to come in and help whenever we need it. It’s just phenomenal.” Constellium has worked with the DTE Energy’s Find & Fix Compressed Air and Retro-Commissioning Program teams to save energy and improve system efficiencies. Read more about their experience in this Energy Smarts article: http://spr.ly/6046qsmvY

Check out the STEM skills of these students from Cristo Rey and Cass Tech High Schools in Detroit. They built these cool robots and were at our headquarters last week to show them off and share more about FIRST Robotics. DTE and the DTE Foundation support FIRST teams and events across the state, while dozens of employees volunteer with the program. It’s one of the many ways we support young people and their future STEM careers.

We proudly hosted over 60 area high school students interested in exploring in-demand energy career opportunities as part of the @MichiganEnergyWorkforceDevelopment (MEWDC) annual Careers in Energy Week programming. In partnership with @Infosource and @UrbanLeagueofDetroit and Southeastern Michigan, together with 30 DTE Energy employee volunteers, we shared dozens of careers paths to inform and inspire the metro-Detroit student participants, whose captured feedback provided inspiration for us.

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