by Dana Blankenship | Apr 4, 2019 | Planet, Your Power
Michigan boasts more than 1,000 utility wind turbines in operation, and over the past 10 years there have only been three situations involving wind turbine fires. This equates to a fire incident rate of less than a half of one percent of all turbines in Michigan. ...
by Dana Blankenship | Feb 1, 2019 | Your Power
The big story in Michigan this week is the weather – heavy snow and frigid temperatures. Schools have been closed, meetings rescheduled and our governor declared a state of emergency to deal with the polar vortex. Despite these harsh conditions, DTE’s 277 wind...
by Cindy Hecht | Jun 22, 2017 | Energy Future, Your Power
While wind turbines and solar panels are still intermittent power sources dependent on sunny and breezy days to produce electricity, new technology is improving the reliability of these growing renewable energy sources. More durable construction, higher-efficiency...
by Cindy Hecht | Dec 27, 2016 | Energy Future
DTE Energy customers are now benefitting from 30 wind turbines installed at DTE’s Pinnebog Wind Park in Huron County. The new project has the ability to produce 50 megawatts (MW) of clean, renewable energy – enough to power more than 22,000 homes. DTE Energy began...
