DTE Energy, a US utility, is seeking proposals for renewable energy projects totaling approximately 1.075 GW to support DTE Electric’s CleanVision Integrated Resource Plan (IRP); continued demand for the company’s MIGreenPower programme, and Michigan’s new renewable energy standard of 60 per cent by 2030. Each of these initiatives is a prerequisite for DTE’s overarching carbon reduction goals.
To advance these decarbonisation efforts, DTE is issuing a request for proposal (RFP) for new wind and solar projects. Approximately 1,075 MW of projects are being requested to achieve commercial operation by March 31, 2027. Projects must be located in Michigan and interconnected to the Midcontinent Independent System Operator or distribution level transmission. Interested bidders should register their company information on the PowerAdvocate website and, once registered, can attend a virtual pre-RFP on March 5, 2024. Bids are due May 14, 2024, and the company anticipates executing contracts by the fourth quarter of 2024.
DTE’s renewable energy portfolio currently includes 20 wind parks and 33 solar parks, which together generate enough clean energy to power more than 750,000 homes. The company plans to add 1 GW of new wind and solar each year, starting in 2026. By 2042, DTE expects to have more than 15 GW of renewable energy generation capacity, enough to power approximately 4 million homes.
