DTE Energy has awarded contracts worth more than $115 million to Michigan companies, as part of its Pure Michigan Business Connect Initiative commitment.
In the last six months, DTE Energy's supply chain management team has closed deals with three metropolitan Detroit renewable energy companies to provide wind and solar services.
NOVA Consultants, Inc. of Novi was awarded a solar engineering contract, McNaughton McKay Electric of Madison Heights was awarded a solar panel contract, and Barton Malow Co. of Southfield was awarded a wind energy procurement and construction contract.
Terms of the individual contracts were not disclosed, but the contracts collectively constitute $115 million in new Michigan business.
"We believe that Michigan companies can compete with anyone," said DTE Energy CFO Dave Meador. "Doing business with strong third-party contractors that deliver quality products is not only good for DTE Energy, it's just good business."
Announced over the summer by Gov. Rick Snyder, the Pure Michigan Business Connect Initiative is a multi-billion dollar public-private program designed to prepare and develop Michigan suppliers to provide services to companies in the state.
DTE Energy has pledged to invest $750 million over the next five years to do business with Michigan based suppliers, as part of the Pure Michigan Business Connect Initiative.
DTE Energy is a Detroit-based diversified energy company involved in the development and management of energy-related businesses and services nationwide. Its operating units include Detroit Edison, an electric utility serving 2.1 million customers in Southeastern Michigan, MichCon, a natural gas utility serving 1.2 million customers in Michigan, and other non-utility energy businesses focused on gas storage and pipelines, unconventional gas production, power and industrial projects, and energy trading.
