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NEWPORT, Mich., July 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Fermi 2 Nuclear Power Plant today notified the Nuclear Regulatory Commission that it intends to apply for renewal of Fermi 2's operating license. The current license expires in 2025; the renewal would permit the plant to operate an additional 20 years. "Fermi 2 has produced safe, clean, reliable power for the past 23 years, and we want to continue serving the needs of southeast Michigan with our energy," Joe Plona, Fermi 2 site vice...
DETROIT, July 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- DTE Energy is offering to pay customers $40 to recycle their old refrigerators and freezers, as part of the company's Appliance Recycling Program. DTE Energy has a program to pick up and recycle old refrigerators and freezers. If a consumer buys a new refrigerator or freezer after July 26 at a participating Sears store, they can select a convenient time for a crew to deliver the new unit to their home, and haul away the old unit, free of charge....
DETROIT, July 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- DTE Energy received a $5.4 million federal grant through Clean Energy Coalition to fund the conversion of more than 170 gasoline-powered fleet vehicles to run on compressed natural gas (CNG). The grant, which was awarded to Clean Energy Coalition's Green Fleets program by the U.S. Department of Energy under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), also pays for the construction of two new CNG fueling stations and the refurbishment of 11...
DETROIT, July 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- DTE Energy will announce its second quarter 2011 earnings before the stock market opens Thursday, July 28. The company will conduct a conference call to discuss earnings results at 8:30 a.m. EDT the same day. Investors, the news media and the public may listen to a live internet broadcast of the call at www.dteenergy.com/investors. The telephone dial-in numbers are U.S./Canada toll free: (888) 637-7748 or International toll: (913) 981-5567. The...
DETROIT, July 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- DTE Energy will announce its second quarter 2011 earnings before the stock market opens Thursday, July 28. The company will conduct a conference call to discuss earnings results at 9 a.m. EDT the same day. Investors, the news media and the public may listen to a live internet broadcast of the call at www.dteenergy.com/investors. The telephone dial-in numbers are U.S. and Canada toll-free: (888) 637-7748 or International toll: (913) 981-5567. The...
DETROIT, July 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- DTE Energy and Mercy High School in Farmington Hills today announced the signing of a 20-year agreement that will provide the utility's customers with renewable energy generated from the sun. The 400-kilowatt, $2.5 million photovoltaic system will be installed using 125,000 square feet of roof on the high school at 11 Mile and Middlebelt roads. The solar array should be operational this fall after design and construction is completed. The installation...
DETROIT, July 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Bluestone Gathering today announced the signing of a long-term agreement with Southwestern Energy Services Company to build and operate a natural gas gathering system in Susquehanna County, PA and Broome County, NY. Bluestone, a wholly-owned subsidiary of DTE Energy, will deliver natural gas from the Marcellus Shale formation to the Millennium Pipeline in Broome County, NY and to Tennessee Pipeline in Susquehanna, PA. Houston-based Southwestern Energy...
DETROIT, June 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The DTE Energy Board of Directors has declared a $0.5875 per share dividend on its common stock payable Oct. 15, 2011, to shareholders of record at the close of business Sept. 19, 2011. DTE Energy (NYSE: DTE) is a Detroit-based diversified energy company involved in the development and management of energy-related businesses and services nationwide. Its operating units include Detroit Edison, an electric utility serving 2.1 million customers in...
DETROIT, June 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Computerworld magazine named DTE Energy to its list of 100 Best Places to Work in Information Technology, the fourth consecutive year the company's IT department made the list. Companies receive the distinction because they challenge their IT staffs while providing top-tier benefits and compensation, according to Computerworld. DTE Energy was ranked 39th on the list, and ninth for medium-sized companies. Since 1994, Computerworld's annual "Best Places...
DETROIT, June 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Forest Service, Northern Research Station has awarded DTE Energy a $700,000 grant to remove dead and dying ash trees located near power lines, which will help residents in six counties across Southeast Michigan deal with the emerald ash borer. The project is expected to help reduce power outages for customers in Livingston, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, Washtenaw, and Wayne counties. Funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of...
