Automobile major Ford Motor Company will procure 650 MW of new solar energy capacity in Michigan following a clean energy agreement with DTE Energy, a Detroit-based diversified energy company.
The purchase is a strategic investment in Michigan through DTE’s MIGreenPower program and is the largest renewable energy purchase ever made in the U.S. from a utility.
According to the Solar Energy Industries Association, the solar arrays will increase the total amount of installed solar energy in Michigan by nearly 70%, and Ford’s purchase will avoid as much as 600,000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions annually.
DTE estimates that the construction of the solar arrays will create 250 temporary jobs and ten permanent jobs.Ford has more than 600 businesses enrolled in DTE’s MIGreenPower program and more than 62,000 residential customers. On an annual basis, MIGreenPower customers…
Ford Motor to Procure 650 MW Solar Energy to Power its Michigan Operations
