Will DTE Energy become a leader in battery storage?

Detroit, June 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- DTE Energy (NYSE: DTE), Michigan’s largest producer of renewable energy, will also become a leader in battery storage as it converts a portion of its retired Trenton Channel coal power plant site to house a 220-megawatt battery energy storage center.

What will be the largest battery energy storage project in the Great Lakes?

When complete in 2026, the energy storage center is expected to be the largest standalone battery energy storage project in the Great Lakes region.

What is battery storage & how does it work?

Battery storage allows utilities to squirrel away extra renewable electricity generated by wind turbines and solar panels on windy, sunny days. Then, the grid can draw energy from those batteries when energy demands outstrip the wind and sun's supplies.

Will DTE build a battery storage facility at Trenton power plant?

Trenton — DTE Energy detailed its plans Monday to construct a large-scale battery storage facility at the site of the former Trenton Channel Power Plant, a coal-burning power plant that was retired in 2022 after nearly a century of generating electricity Downriver.

What is DTE Energy Storage?

While it is DTE’s largest energy storage initiative, it is one of multiple in development. Collectively, all of DTE’s energy storage projects will help enable the company to deliver clean energy efficiently to 2.3 million customers across Southeast Michigan when they need it. About DTE Energy

Will DTE double its energy storage capacity by 2042?

It also represents a major step toward DTE’s goal to more than double its total energy storage capacity by 2042 and brings the State of Michigan significantly closer to its own goals for clean energy, as outlined in Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s MI Healthy Climate plan.