US energy group DTE Energy has confirmed its plans to produce over 3/4 of its power from renewable sources and highly efficient gas-fired power plants. The company aims to cut its CO2 emissions by 30% by the early 2020s, by 45% by 2030, by 75% by 2040 and by more than 80% by 2050.
DTE Energy will achieve these reductions by boosting renewable power generation, transitioning its baseload power sources from coal to natural gas, continuing to operate its emission-free Fermi 2 nuclear power plant, and strengthening options for customers to save energy and reduce bills. The group has confirmed the retirement of its coal-fired capacities by the early 2020s, the construction of 3,500 MW of new gas-fired power plants and that of 6,000 MW of renewable power plants, to boost its renewable capacities to 7 GW.
In June 2016, DTE Energy decided to retire eight coal-fired power units at three sites in Michigan, namely 523 MW at the River Rouge facility, 600 MW at the St. Clair facility in East China Township, and 210 MW at the Trenton facility, by 2023. The unit shutdown would halve the combined capacity of these three plants (2.6 GW). DTE Energy has already retired three of its coal-fired power plants, namely the Marysville, Harbor Beach and Conners Creek plants, and removed three additional coal-fired units in 2016. All its coal-fired power plants should be stopped by 2040.
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