Detroit Edison, a unit of DTE Energy (NYSE: DTE), has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) seeking approximately 245 megawatts (MW) of renewable energy from wind,
solar, hydro, biomass or landfill gas facilities that would be operating
by the end of 2014.
Of that amount, approximately 120 MW would be operating by the end of 2012.
The notice of intent to bid this RFP is due by Jan. 21, 2011.
Potential bidders can view the RFP at the link below.
This RFP is part of Detroit Edison’s broader efforts to expand the company’s renewable energy resources. To meet the state’s renewable energy goals, Detroit Edison expects to add about 1,200 MW of renewable power.
The utility plans to provide 10% of its power from renewable resources by 2015, owning facilities to supply up to half of that power and contract with third-party producers for the rest.
Detroit Edison expects the majority of its renewable energy to come from wind resources. The company has acquired easements on more than 75,000 acres of land in Michigan’s Thumb region for development of utility-scale wind farms. The company also has two solar energy pilot programs that could produce approximately 20 MW of power.
Detroit Edison announced in September that its largest contract to purchase renewable energy was approved by the Michigan Public Service Commission, setting in motion a 20-year agreement with Invenergy Wind that will result in 200 megawatts (MW) of new wind energy in Michigan. The agreement–which represents a $1.1 billion commitment to renewable energy by Detroit Edison–paves the way for Invenergy Wind to install and operate a 30,000-acre wind farm near Breckenridge in Gratiot County, Mich.
The Invenergy contract boosted Detroit Edison’s renewable energy capacity to nearly 4% of total generation.
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