by Lauren Sarnacki | Oct 6, 2026 | Planet, Your Power
In late 2024, we broke ground on our new Trenton Channel Energy Center, which is expected to be the largest standalone battery energy storage project in the Great Lakes region when it comes online in the next few months. Today, we have something new to celebrate:...
by Lauren Sarnacki | Oct 2, 2026 | Planet, Your Power
In 2022, Ford Motor Company joined DTE’s MIGreenPower program and agreed to the largest renewable energy purchase in the United States. Now, that commitment is helping bring more clean energy to Michigan. This Thursday, DTE, Ford, and community leaders celebrated the...
by Jessica Watson | Oct 1, 2026 | Environment, Planet, Your Neighborhood
An unlikely piece of automotive history has found a new purpose at DTE’s Muskegon Service Center as a cozy hangout for local bats. What do an electric vehicle battery and a bat house have in common? At Muskegon, quite a bit. The habitat was built from the...
by Hayley Orzech | Sep 15, 2026 | Community Transformation, Economic Progress, Empowering Detroit, Energy Efficiency, Energy Future, Environment, Human Needs, Our People, People, Places, Planet, Progress
At DTE Energy, we are transforming the way we generate energy so it’s cleaner, more reliable and more affordable for our customers. We’re doing everything in our power to work toward net zero carbon emissions and a more sustainable Michigan for future generations –...
by Hayley Orzech | Sep 14, 2026 | Community Transformation, Empowering Detroit, Energy Efficiency, Energy Future, Environment, Our People, People, Places, Planet, Your Neighborhood
Many people picked up a new hobby during the Covid-19 pandemic. For some, it was knitting. Others—sourdough starter. But for Jocelyn Ho, a self-proclaimed “accidental entrepreneur,” it was growing rare plants. Today, Ho has a flourishing business in the heart of...
by Hayley Orzech | Aug 25, 2026 | Community Transformation, Human Needs, Our People, People, Planet, Progress, Volunteerism, Your Neighborhood
Imagine racing to help someone in need while your own home caught fire behind you. For the Garfield Township Fire Department, that terrifying scenario became a reality. When answering a call to extinguish a fire in the community, the volunteer on duty soon realized...
