The Detroit-based US utility DTE Energy plans to build a US$1bn worth natural gas-fired power plant project of about 1,100 MW on an existing company property in East China Township (Michigan, US) which is expected to break ground in 2019. The company has sought official approval and has filed a Certificate of Necessity with the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC).
If the project is approved, the new plant is scheduled to begin operation in 2022 and offset some of DTE's retiring capacity when three of its Michigan coal-fired power plants – River Rouge, St. Clair and Trenton Channel – are planned to be removed from service in the 2020-2023 timeframe. It is expected to generate power for around 850,000 homes.
The company is also looking forward to achieving the goal of reducing carbon emissions by 30% by the early 2020s and more than 80% by 2050. DTE plans to achieve these reductions by adding 4,000 MW of renewable energy from wind and solar parks facilities and also by transitioning its power sources from coal-fired plants to natural gas-fired power stations.
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