“Conner
Creek Power Plant played an
important role in the growth of
Detroit and is an integral part of
DTE’s history,” said Trevor Lauer,
president of DTE Electric.
Historic
Detroit
power
plant
demolished
to to
make
room for
Jeep
factory
DETROIT
(AP) — A
Detroit
power
plant
that was
more
than 100
years
old was
demolished
Friday
to
accommodate
a Jeep
factory.
Explosives
were
used to
bring
down the
Conner
Creek
plant
near the
Detroit
River on
the
city’s
east
side.
The
plant,
which
belonged
to DTE
Energy,
started
in 1915
as a
coal-fired
operation
but was
later
converted
to
natural
gas. It
was
retired
in 2008.
“Conner
Creek
Power
Plant
played
an
important
role in
the
growth
of
Detroit
and is
an
integral
part of
DTE’s
history,”
said
Trevor
Lauer,
president
of DTE
Electric.
DTE
is
swapping
land
with the
city of
Detroit
as part
of the
deal.
The old
power
plant
property
will be
used to
store
Jeeps
that
will
built
nearby
by Fiat
Chrysler.
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