The
submission
deadline
is
7
June
this
year.
Simons
says
the
request
is
part
of
the
utility’s
plan
to
meet
Michigan’s
10%
renewable
portfolio
standard
by
2015
by
adding
almost
1GW
of
generation
capacity,
enough
to
power
about
400,000
homes.
To
do
this,
DTE
will
invest
nearly
$2bn
in
renewable
energy
projects
that
it
will
own
and
an
additional
$2bn
to
purchase
energy
under
long-term
contracts
from
third-party
owners
of
biomass,
landfill
gas
and
wind
facilities
that
will
be
built
in
Michigan.
Wind
is
expected
to
provide
the
bulk
of
this
required…
