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DTE Energy partners with LG to deploy 6 GWh of battery storage
发布:2026-06-05
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DTE Energy partners with LG to deploy 6 GWh of battery storage
By 2042, DTE expects to have more than 2.9 GW of energy storage on its system, more than doubling its current storage capacity.
Published June 3, 2026
Robert Walton
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Detroit, Michigan. DTE Energy, the city's electric utility, has signed a deal with LG Energy Solution Vertech for 1.5 GW/6 GWh of energy storage systems, at a cost of $1.6 billion, the utility announced May 27, 2026.
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DTE Energy last week announced it would
procure 1.5 GW/6 GWh of energy storage systems
from LG Energy Solution Vertech at a cost of $1.6 billion, with the batteries manufactured in Michigan and deployed over the next two years.
DTE serves Detroit and has 2.3 million electric customers in Southeast Michigan.
The batteries will be utilized in eight storage projects. DTE estimated they will generate $2.3 billion in total economic impact “while creating good-paying jobs in Michigan, improving grid reliability and meeting the state’s clean energy goals.”
The storage projects will be used to reduce strain on the electric grid and “decrease the need to start and stop generation as demand fluctuates,” DTE said in the May 27 announcement.
DTE has been building out its storage capabilities, in part to meet growing demand from data centers.
Michigan regulators in December
gave conditional approval
to a contract for DTE to serve an Oracle data center, with Oracle covering the full cost of its energy and capacity needs. The utility is also awaiting approval from the Michigan Public Service Commission
for a 1
-
GW Google data center deal.
By 2042, DTE expects to have
more than 2.9 GW of energy storage on its system
, more than doubling its current storage capacity.
The utility highlighted its efforts to build a local supply chain and grow the state’s economy. DTE said it spent approximately $2.9 billion with Michigan-based businesses last year, “reinforcing local supply chains, creating local jobs and supporting companies that are essential to building the state’s energy infrastructure.” In total, DTE invested almost $4 billion in 2025 and has seen significant improvements in customer reliability, the utility said.
DTE’s deal with LG Energy will bolster community employment “while driving responsible growth, improving reliability for our customers and investing in clean energy solutions,” DTE CEO Joi Harris said in a statement. The eight DTE battery storage projects will support about 1,800 jobs at LG Energy Solution’s manufacturing plant in Holland, Michigan, and more than 350 additional jobs across construction and operations, the company said.
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