DTE Energy Announces That Its Largest Solar Park, Sauk Solar, Located In Central Michigan's Branch County, Is Now Operational

Benzinga · 10/25 16:39

DTE Energy (NYSE:DTE), Michigan's largest producer of and investor in renewable energy, today announced that its largest solar park, Sauk Solar, is now operational. Located in central Michigan's Branch County, the 150-megawatt solar park has nearly 347,000 solar panels and generates enough clean energy to power approximately 40,000 homes. 

Sauk Solar is more than three times the size of DTE's second largest solar park in Lapeer. It is also the first of six new solar parks to come online as DTE continues to build renewable energy projects to meet customer demand for more clean energy through its CleanVision MIGreenPower program. Sauk Solar, and the other five parks under construction, are funded by customers who are voluntarily enrolled in MIGreenPower. These new solar parks represent significant advancement toward the company's goal of achieving net zero carbon emissions and reaching Michigan's new renewable energy standard of 60% by 2035.