DTE Energy Company

DTE to sell non-utility Vantage business to fund grid and data center buildout

Selling non-utility Vantage business to fund $44 billion utility investment plan

DTE Energy agreed on Nov. 5 to sell its non-utility Vantage business for about $3 billion to institutional investors advised by J.P. Morgan Asset Management. The deal, which DTE says will help fund a $44 billion five-year utility investment plan, does not include the EES Coke Battery on Zug Island, a facility where DTE is appealing a $100 million air pollution fine, BridgeDetroit reported.

Updated 5 days ago

Court holds DTE Energy parent companies liable for Zug Island pollution

Rule Changes

Found liable as operator; appealing to the Sixth Circuit, which hears argument December 17

A federal judge ordered DTE Energy and three subsidiaries to pay $100 million for sulfur dioxide pollution from the Zug Island coke plant, finding the parent companies liable as operators even though EES Coke Battery has no employees of its own. DTE appealed, and in July Judge Gershwin Drain refused to pause compliance while that appeal runs.

Updated Oct 28

Detroit issues building permit for Greenfield Park solar farm

Built World

Developing the Greenfield Park solar array

Detroit issued a $7 million building permit on October 14 for a solar farm at 100 E Parkhurst Pl in Greenfield Park. The change-of-use permit covers solar equipment and site work on three parcels the city lists as C-111, C-112 and C-113.

Updated Oct 21

Detroit City Council votes to explore energy alternatives to DTE

Rule Changes

As of September 2026: Detroit's sole electricity provider; seeking a $474 million electric rate increase and signaling another gas request

Detroit's City Council voted unanimously on Sept. 8 to study public power options. The vote came after a storm cut power to more than 450,000 people, and Detroit had a public utility of its own until 2013.

Updated Sep 9

Severe storms knock out power for hundreds of thousands in Detroit

Built World

As of September 2026: Restoring power to affected customers

A line of severe storms swept through Southeast Michigan on Sept. 3-4, knocking out power to more than 350,000 utility customers and dropping an EF-2 tornado on Detroit's east side. The tornado was the first to touch down inside Detroit city limits in nearly 30 years.

Updated Sep 6