Michigan-based utility DTE Energy Co on Friday (Feb. 4) issued a Request for Proposals (RfP) for a new 500-megawatt wind and solar project to be built in 2023 at its site state is put into use.
The tender covers projects, with or without battery storage components, that will be interconnected to the Mid-Continent Independent System Operator (MISO) grid or distribution-level transmission system. The initiative aims to support the growing demand for capacity under DTE's MIGreenPower program, as part of which customers can gain a greater share of renewable energy in their energy mix.
The utility will accept proposals until April 29, 2022, and the contract is scheduled to execute in the summer. The pre-RfP meeting will be held on February 15, 2022.
Currently, DTE has 48,000 residential customers, 450 small businesses and 35 industrial energy buyers registered with MIGreenPower. Participants in the project have already subscribed 1.8 million MWh of clean energy, the company said.
DTE currently has more than 50 wind and solar parks. The company plans to double its clean energy generation by 2025 and invest another $3 billion (2.63 billion euros) in renewable energy infrastructure. ($1.0 = €0.877)