Conlen's prediction bodes well for EDF Renewable Services, which performs O&M work at DTE's existing in-house projects, and also reflects positively on the long-term competitiveness of O&M specialists as the broader US wind industry grows up.
Since 2009 – the year after Michigan passed its Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) – DTE has brought 830MW of wind capacity onto its books, most of it via long-term contracts with project owners.
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