Taubman will attribute 100% of the electricity used at Twelve Oaks Mall
and Great Lakes Crossing Outlets to renewable energy
DETROIT, February 6, 2024 — DTE Energy (NYSE:DTE) and leading shopping center owner/operator Taubman Realty Group (Taubman) today announced that both Twelve Oaks Mall and Great Lakes Crossing Outlets will be the first shopping centers enrolled in DTE’s MIGreenPower program, the top utility green tariff program in the U.S.
MIGreenPower enables DTE Electric customers to attribute a percentage of their electricity use to Michigan-made wind and solar above and beyond the 15% DTE already provides. Taubman has made a leadership commitment by attributing 100% of the electricity used at Twelve Oaks Mall and Great Lakes Crossing Outlets to renewable energy, which will offset the equivalent greenhouse gas emissions of more than 5,600 gasoline-powered passenger vehicles annually.*
“Our partnership with DTE further underscores our aggressive sustainability goals and our commitment to Michigan’s sustainable future,” said Steven Moore, Taubman’s senior director of Central Operations. “MIGreenPower offers a meaningful way to reduce the environmental impact of our shopping centers without incurring the cost of installing and maintaining solar panels, which is an added benefit of the program that we hope more companies will explore.”
Taubman joins more than 1,600 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 1,000 megawatts of new wind and solar energy to support MIGreenPower enrollments by 2026.
“We’re proud to help industry-leading companies like Taubman achieve cleaner operations in a way that’s convenient, affordable and effective,” said Knox Cameron, director of Renewable Solutions for DTE Energy. “As DTE works toward our goal of net zero carbon emissions, we know we’ll make the biggest difference with the support of our MIGreenPower participants, both business and residential.”
MIGreenPower is a vital part of DTE’s broader plan for transforming how the company generates energy. By 2042, DTE plans to have more than 15,000 megawatts of renewable energy generation capacity in its portfolio, or enough clean energy to power approximately four million households.
Learn more about MIGreenPower at www.migreenpower.com.
About Taubman
The Taubman Company LLC is engaged in the management and/or leasing of 26 regional, superregional and outlet malls in the U.S. and Asia. The Taubman Realty Group LLC’s (“TRG”) U.S. properties are among the most productive in the U.S. retail industry. Founded in 1950, TRG is a joint venture between affiliates of Simon Property Group (NYSE:SPG) and the Taubman family and is headquartered in Bloomfield Hills, Mich. Taubman Asia, founded in 2005, is headquartered in Hong Kong. For more information, visit www.taubman.com
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.
For further information, members of the media may contact:
Maria Mainville, Taubman, 248.258.7469 or mmainville@taubman.com
Lauren Owings, DTE Energy, 313.235.5555
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