DTE Energy breaks ground on 100 MW solar park to power Ford’s Michigan plants

DTE Energy has commenced work on the Cold Creek Solar Park, a 100-megawatt facility located near Coldwater, in the state of Michigan. This project marks the first in a series of solar parks intended to meet Ford Motor Company’s energy demand, with the goal of fully powering its local industrial sites with renewable energy by 2026. Ford has signed an agreement to purchase 650 megawatts of energy from DTE Energy’s CleanVision MIGreenPower programme, setting a national record for the largest renewable energy purchase ever made from a public utility in the United States.