Our Growth Strategy

We expect both utilities to produce five to six percent average annual earnings growth through 2012. Our growth will come primarily from investments in our utilities. By investing resources in our utilities, we are strengthening our utility system and also increasing our rate base.

Our planned investments will focus on project that:

• Increase the reliability of Detroit Edison’s electrical system
• Enable us to comply with environmental laws and regulations (mostly targeted toward emissions reductions at our power plants)
• Enhance the capability and efficiency of MichCon’s natural gas pipeline system.
• Support our commitment to renewable energy sources

We will also focus on lowering our operations costs to minimize our customer rate increases and provide excellent customer service.

For more detailed information about DTE Energy’s growth strategy, you can access DTE Energy's Annual Report by clicking on the link on the right hand side of this page.