Belleville Logistics Center and a facility at
the company's regional headquarters to attribute 100% of
electricity use to renewable DTE sources for 10 years, beginning in
2028
SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Sept. 23,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- DENSO and DTE Energy (NYSE:DTE)
today announced that the leading mobility supplier has enrolled in
DTE's CleanVision MIGreenPower program, one of the largest
voluntary renewable energy programs in the U.S. DENSO's Belleville
Logistics Center and one facility at its North American
headquarters in Southfield will
participate in the initiative.
Through MIGreenPower, DENSO will attribute 100% of the
electricity use at the participating facilities to DTE's
Michigan-based wind and solar
parks throughout the state for 10 years, going above and beyond the
15% renewable energy DTE already provides all electric customers.
DENSO has enrolled 5,840 megawatt-hours per year starting in 2028,
which has the environmental impact equivalent to the carbon
sequestered by 4,763 acres of forest annually.
"We are grateful for DTE's strong collaboration and support as
we continue to strive to be a carbon neutral company by 2035," said
Denise Carlson, vice president of
DENSO's North America Production Innovation Center and leader of
the Sustainability Promotion Department. "To reach that goal,
operating sustainably is just as important as innovating products
that promote cleaner and safer mobility. This activity is another
example of how our teams are working to get there."
DENSO joins more than 1,200 businesses and nearly 100,000
residential customers using MIGreenPower to enhance their
sustainability efforts while accelerating the development of
renewable energy projects in Michigan. High and growing participation is
helping DTE put even more clean energy on the grid, as the company
plans to add more than 2,400 megawatts of new wind and solar energy
to support MIGreenPower enrollments over the next several years.
These renewable developments are also boosting the state's economy
by providing millions of dollars in added tax revenue to the
communities that host them and creating thousands of local clean
energy jobs.
"MIGreenPower customers like DENSO are making a real difference,
in their own operations and in achieving broader sustainability
goals across Michigan," said Sean
Gouda, director of Renewable Solutions for DTE Energy. "DENSO is
one among a long and growing list of automotive suppliers in
southeast Michigan who are
transforming the industry by reducing their environmental impact
with MIGreenPower."
The development comes as DENSO continues to make progress on
sustainability initiatives across North
America. In Michigan, the
company is working with Energy Systems Group to enhance green
practices at its thermal manufacturing facility in Battle Creek and, at the same site, is
investing $63 million to retool
production lines to produce more electrification-enabling
products.
Learn more about MIGreenPower at www.migreenpower.com.
About DENSO
Globally headquartered in Kariya,
Japan, DENSO is a $47.2 billion leading mobility supplier that
develops advanced technology and components for nearly every
vehicle make and model on the road today. With manufacturing at its
core, DENSO invests in around 180 facilities worldwide to provide
opportunities for rewarding careers and to produce cutting-edge
electrification, powertrain, thermal and mobility electronics
products, among others, that change how the world moves. In
developing such solutions, the company's 162,000 global employees
are paving the way to a mobility future that improves lives,
eliminates traffic accidents, and preserves the environment. DENSO
spent around 7.7 percent of its global consolidated sales on
research and development in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024. For more information about
DENSO's operations worldwide, visit www.denso.com/global.
In North America, DENSO is
headquartered in Southfield,
Michigan, and employs 27,000+ engineers, researchers, and
skilled workers across nearly 50 sites in the U.S, Canada and Mexico. In the
United States alone, DENSO employs 17,500+ employees across
14 states (and the District of
Columbia) at 41 sites. In the fiscal year ending
March 31, 2024, DENSO in North America generated $11.7 billion in consolidated sales. DENSO is
committed to advancing diversity and inclusion inside the company
and beyond – a principle that brings together unique perspectives,
bolsters innovation and pushes DENSO forward. To learn more about
DENSO operations in the region and to review current career
opportunities, please visit www.denso.com/us-ca/en/.
About DTE Energy
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 an electric company serving 2.3 million customers in
Southeast Michigan and a natural
gas company serving 1.3 million customers across Michigan. The DTE portfolio also includes
energy businesses focused on custom energy solutions, renewable
energy generation, and energy marketing and trading. DTE has
continued to accelerate its carbon reduction goals to meet
aggressive targets and is committed to serving with its energy
through volunteerism, education and employment initiatives,
philanthropy, emission reductions and economic progress.
Information about DTE is available at dteenergy.com,
empoweringmichigan.com, twitter.com/dte_energy and
facebook.com/dteenergy.
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