by Dana Blankenship | Jul 9, 2020 | Planet, Your Power
What started out as an exploration for onsite solar led Port Huron-based SEMCO Energy Gas Company to enroll in MIGreenPower, making it the first utility to do so. Beginning this month, SEMCO will purchase half of the electricity needed to supply its Southeast Michigan...
by Dana Blankenship | Jul 9, 2020 | Planet, Your Power
Pittsfield Township residents have spoken – they want renewable, reliable and affordable energy and they want it now. Nearly 600 Pittsfield Township residents enrolled in DTE’s MIGreenPower program since April, when the township rolled out a challenge to encourage its...
by RoNeishaMullen | Jun 24, 2020 | Energy Future, Environment, Planet, Your Neighborhood
Today DTE Gas announced an innovative new plan to build an even cleaner energy future for Michiganders, all while providing safe, reliable and affordable energy. With our customers and suppliers, we’ll reduce greenhouse gas emissions from residential and small...
by Eric Younan | Jun 18, 2020 | Community Transformation, Education & Employment, Environment, Human Needs, Our People, Planet
Do you eat chocolate, drink coffee, or enjoy strawberries? If so, then you depend on the daily activities of bees, bats, butterflies and other animals that pollinate our food. In fact, one in every three bites of food that we eat depends on healthy pollinators. In...
by RoNeishaMullen | Jun 3, 2020 | Environment, Places, Planet, Your Neighborhood
There’s a reason they call it the “great outdoors” – fishing, hiking, boating, and it’s all right in our backyard. With so much to do and explore, it’s no wonder that camping is a favorite pastime for many Michigan residents. Unfortunately, the fun doesn’t come...
by Cindy Hecht | May 14, 2020 | Energy Future, Planet
In 2020, DTE Energy is bringing four new wind parks online, increasing its clean energy generation capacity by more than 50%. Together, these renewable energy projects will offset 1.2 million metric tons of CO2 emissions annually – the greenhouse gas equivalent of the...
