Viewing Grant Proposal: DTE Electric_City of Detroit Community Solar Park

Through the MIGreenPower Community Impact Pilot, DTE Electric (DTE) plans to develop a community solar park in the City of Detroit to benefit selected DTE customers residing in Detroit who are at or below 200% of the federal poverty level. If the Pilot receives funding, then 200 to 300 customers would benefit from a subscription providing them with monthly bill credits of $15-$30 for the life of the Pilot, estimated at 35 years. This Pilot was supported and agreed to by the MPSC Staff and several intervenor groups through DTE’s Section 61 filing (Case No. U-20713).
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3/24/2024 10:17:30 PM
I have photovoltaic arrays and wind turbines grid tied to my home and they have produced 20mwh of free clean electricity. I fully support residents of Detroit to go solar. I charge my Tesla for free.
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3/25/2024 3:16:10 PM
I am excited to learn that DTE is partnering with the MIGreenPower Community Impact Pilot to develop a solar power park in the City of Detroit. This project has the opportunity to show residents in Detroit how solar power can reduce their energy bills lower while contributing to a cleaner Detroit environment. I have worked in the energy business over 35 years and Detroit is my hometown, therefore, I favor a project like this and I hope the additional funding and other requirements are met to get the project approved in 2025. Good Things are happening in Detroit, this project could be another example of that.
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4/11/2024 10:36:01 PM
I am a resident of the City of Detroit and I have been intentionally reducing my carbon footprint and energy costs for decades in all ways possible, recycling, purchasing energy efficient appliances and I weatherized my 72-year-old house two years ago by insulting my attic and blowing insulation into my walls. I am doing everything I can to reduce my energy costs and wholeheartedly support this DTE Energy City of Detroit Community Solar Park Renewable Energy EIED Grant request. With ever rising energy costs, funding this pilot project will help lower energy costs for Detroiters at or below 200% of the federal poverty level selected to subscribe by providing 100% renewable energy for their place of living and pilot participants will also receive an associated bill credit, which will lower their monthly bill.
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4/11/2024 11:20:16 PM
I’m a senior citizen on a fixed income. I was born and raised in Detroit. I’ve seen my city go from prosperity to intense poverty over the last six decades. The MIGreenPower Community Impact Pilot by DTE Energy is a commendable initiative that not only promotes renewable energy but also addresses the critical issue of energy affordability for low-income households in Detroit. I support the Michigan Public Service Commission providing Renewable Energy EIED Grant funds for this Pilot Program as soon as possible at the maximum amount.
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4/12/2024 12:01:51 AM
As a native of Detroit, It's heartening to see DTE Energy's commitment to inclusivity and sustainability through the development of a community solar park in the City of Detroit for low-income residents to be able to benefit from clean, renewable, sustainable energy. This pilot program has the potential to make a tangible difference in the lives of residents who are struggling financially. I support the Michigan Public Service Commission’s EIED Grant funds for this Pilot program.
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4/12/2024 2:48:10 PM
The collaboration between DTE Electric, MPSC Staff, and intervenor groups highlights the importance of partnerships in driving positive change. This Pilot represents a collective effort to address energy equity. reduce energy costs for low-income Detroit residents and promote environmental justice in Detroit. I’m a native Detroiter and live in the City of Detroit and support the MIGreenPower Community Impact Pilot and request the Michigan Public Service Commission grant full funding from its Renewable Energy and Electrification Infrastructure Enhancement and Development grant program for the Detroit Community Solar Park MIGreenPower Community Impact Pilot.
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4/12/2024 4:56:53 PM
I am a native Detroiter, I live in Detroit and I fully support the MIGreenPower Community Impact Pilot and urge the Michigan Public Service Commission to approve the DTE Electric City of Detroit Community Solar Park grant proposal to provide the necessary funding to ensure its success. Investing in initiatives like these not only improves energy affordability but also fosters a more sustainable and equitable future for Detroit residents who experience a high rate of poverty.
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4/12/2024 6:41:54 PM
As a retired Urban Planner for the City of Detroit, I am glad to see Detroit deploying solar initiatives in a forward-thinking manner to decarbonize municipal buildings and lower the City’s energy costs. In 2022, the City of Detroit launched the Solar Neighborhood Initiative seeking block clubs and community groups to host solar ground-mount PV project fields to power City buildings. The plan announced by the Mayor aims to fight blight and illegal dumping, curb climate change by creating clean, renewable energy to power municipal buildings, and provide benefits to households in the neighborhoods who choose to bring in solar. I also support the MIGreenPower Community Impact Pilot that seeks to offer monthly bill credits to selected customers who are at or below 200% of the federal poverty level and request the MPSC to provide the requested EIED Grant funding to DTE Energy’s Pilot Project to construct a community solar park in the City of Detroit so they can take proactive steps to ensure that renewable energy benefits are accessible to all, regardless of income level. • Detroit is one of the most racially segregated cities in the United States. However, due to its being the Automobile capital of the world, Black auto worker ownership of single-family homes in Detroit was the highest in the nation. • Over the last decades, Black homeownership numbers have greatly declined. Thousands of formerly Black-occupied homes have been demolished as the City's focus has been primarily on downtown redevelopment and gentrification. • Attrition of the Black political power of the era of Detroit Mayor Coleman Young stemmed from the demolition of vacant tax and mortgage foreclosed homes and unaffordable high utility rate increases. • Detroit has been spared all the bad weather this country is now experiencing, due to global warming. Those who have been victimized by hurricanes, flooding, tornadoes, and fires are according to The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), HUD is considering moving to Detroit rather than rebuilding in areas where they can no longer receive nor afford home insurance. • Detroit is experiencing an influx of weather refugees who have endured financial hardships caused by climate change. • The development of solar-powered communities can easily be accomplished upon the vastly vacant, weather-safe parcels in Detroit. • The incentive of reduced utility costs via solar power will promote needed residential redevelopment in Detroit. For that reason, I support the DTE Electric City of Detroit Community Solar Park Pilot Project Grant Proposal for the benefit of low-income residents.
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