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The following chart compares the environmental and fuel mix characteristics of Detroit Edison’s electric supply against regional averages for the last year.  Detroit Edison continues to increase our energy generated by renewable sources and reduce our emissions.  

Fuel Source
for the 12-month period
Jan. 2009 - Dec. 2009		Detroit Edison's Fuel Mix
Used to Supply Electricity		Regional Average Fuel Mix
Used to Generate Electricity
(MI, IL, IN, OH and WI)
Issued Nov. 2009
Coal80.5%69.4%
Nuclear16.5%23.9%
Gas1.4%4.0%
Oil0.2%0.5%
Hydroelectric0.1%0.6%
Renewable Fuels Total1.3%1.6%

Biofuel

0.01%--

Biomass

0.64%0.02%

Solar

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Solid Waste Incineration

0.54%0.57%

Wind

0.04%0.27%

Wood

0.08%0.74%

 

 Detroit Edison fuel mix chart Regional average fuel mix chart

 

Fossil Plant Emission
or Nuclear Plant Waste
Jan. 2009 - Dec. 2009		Detroit Edison Average
for Fossil/Nuclear Generation		Regional Average
for Fossil/Nuclear Generation
(MI, IL, IN, OH, and WI)
Sulfur Dioxide8.6 lbs./MWh10.37 lbs./MWh
Carbon Dioxide2,084 lbs./MWh2,049 lbs./MWh
Nitrogen Oxides2.3 lbs./MWh3.08 lbs./MWh
High-Level Nuclear Waste.0055 lbs./MWh.0083 lbs./MWh

 

NOTE: Purchased electricity accounted for 11.80% of the electricity supplied by Detroit Edison during the period. The regional average fuel mix is provided by the U.S. Energy Information Administration and is used as a proxy for the actual fuel mix of certain electricity purchased by Detroit Edison because the actual fuel mix characteristics of that purchased electricity could not be discerned.