Michigan’s largest electric utility will hasten its retirement of coal-burning power plants and its investment in both more battery storage and 15,000 megawatts of renewable energy as part of its latest 15-year plan filed with state regulators.DTE Energy submitted the required update to its integrated resource plan Nov. 3 with the Michigan Public Service Commission. The company laid out intentions to build more solar and wind power, switch the Belle River facility from coal-fired to a natural gas peaking plant in a few years, plus speed up the end of coal use at the large power plant in Monroe.Environmental advocates agreed the company’s energy plan is better than they expected, yet still found points to criticize – namely continued use of fracked gas and heavy spending on lobbying and public relations efforts.DTE Electric President Trevor Lauer said the company is “doubling…
DTE will end coal use sooner and build more clean energy, but critics remain
