Construction of wind turbines and other renewable energy facilities takes time. In order to reach the aggressive goals set by the Clean, Renewable and Efficient Energy Act (PA 295 of 2008), DTE Energy will purchase substantial amounts of renewable energy from third party developers in Michigan who can provide this energy reliably, at reasonable costs, and within the required time frame. These projects could include landfill gas, biomass energy, solar energy, hydropower, wind energy, and other sources approved by the Michigan Public Service Commission.

Current Activity

July 26, 2010 - Detroit Edison has initiated a pre-qualification process to procure wind turbine generation equipment. Detroit Edison intends to procure wind turbine generation (WTG) equipment for one or more wind farms within the state of Michigan with a total generating capacity of approximately 100-200 MW by 2014. 

Qualified respondents will be considered for inclusion in a planned Request for Proposal (RFP) that Detroit Edison expects to issue within the next 6-12 months.  Respondents must submit a response to this pre-qualification in order to be considered for an invitation to the planned RFP.

Interested parties must follow the instructions contained in the bid pre-qualification document and use PowerAdvocate (www.poweradvocate.com) to submit a response. Responses are due by September 3. 

How to reach us: 

• For inquiries please e-mail RenewSuppliers@dteenergy.com and include your company name, contact person, telephone, and mailing address. 
• If you are interested in receiving future bid notifications via e-mail please use the Bid Notification Request. This e-mail account is monitored once a day during business hours, Monday-Friday. 

Past Activity

On Oct. 23, 2009, Detroit Edison initiated a pre-qualification process to identify qualified respondents to work with the company on large-scale (50 KW and above) solar energy installations. 

On Aug. 18, 2009, Detroit Edison issued two Requests for Proposals (RFPs):

• 75 MW of jointly developed operating wind generation facilities by December 31, 2011
• Long term agreements for the purchase of capacity, energy, and renewable energy credits from approximately 106 MW of renewable energy resources

In May 2009, Detroit Edison issued a Request for Information (RFI) to identify potential partners interested in jointly developing wind energy projects with the company. The RFI was intended to gauge the interest of potential and existing wind energy developers to enter into joint agreements with Detroit Edison to build Michigan-based wind energy farms capable of producing at least 75 MW of power by 2011.

In December 2008, Detroit Edison issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) to purchase Michigan-based renewable energy credits. Qualifying renewable technologies include energy produced from wind, solar, landfill gas, biomass, anaerobic digesters, geothermal, hydroelectric dams, industrial cogeneration and gasification facilities.  

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