Michigan’s two big investor-owned utilities, Consumers Energy and DTE Energy, have both committed to meeting state-mandated clean energy targets and retiring coal plants by 2040. But according to state regulators, DTE’s plan doesn’t pass muster.
Last week, the Michigan Public Service Commission ordered DTE to redo its integrated resource plan (IRP) due to “fundamental flaws” in how it addressed renewable energy as part of its 15-year resource plan. The PSC also ordered DTE to undertake an accelerated effort to seek out more renewable energy resources and improve energy efficiency — or face the possibility of its entire plan being denied.
