written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . march 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message dte energy co. type public nyse dte s & p 500 component industry electric and gas utilities headquarters detroit michigan u.s. key people gerard m. anderson chairman chief executive officer and president revenue us 12 301.00 million 2014 1 us 9 661.0 million 2013 2 us 8 791.0 million 2012 2 operating income us 1 590 million 2014 3 us 1 203.0 million 2013 2 us 1 279.0 million 2012 2 net income us 911 million 2014 3 us 661.0 million 2013 2 us 610.0 million 2012 2 total assets us 25 935.0 million 2013 4 us 26 339.0 million 2012 2 total equity us 7 954.0 million 2013 4 us 7 411.0 million 2012 2 number of employees 10 262 5 website www.dteenergy.com dte energy headquarters in detroit michigan dte energy co. is a detroit michigan based utility incorporated in 1995 involved in the development and management of energy related businesses and services nationwide . dte energy s largest operating subsidiaries are dte energy electric company formerly detroit edison an investor owned electric utility serving 2.1 million customers in southeastern michigan ; and dte gas company formerly michigan consolidated gas company michcon a natural gas utility serving 1.2 million customers in michigan . the two companies merged in 2001 . 6 the name dte is taken from the stock symbol for the former detroit edison dte . 7 contents 1 renewable energy 1.1 solar 2 compensation 3 power portfolio 4 congressional campaign contributions 5 existing coal fired power plants 6 new construction solar energy 7 credit reporting program 8 home protection plus hpp 9 criticism 10 see also 11 references 12 external links renewable energy edit since 2009 dte energy has invested over 1 billion in renewable energy according to their 2015 2016 corporate citizenship report . 8 solar edit in may 2016 the company broke ground on a solar array project in lapeer mi touted as the largest utility owned solar array east of the mississippi river . the county press 9 reports that when the project is completed it will generate enough electricity to power 9 000 homes . dte energy also broke ground on a 10 acre solar installation in detroit on the site of the abandoned o shae park . 10 compensation edit in may 2007 forbes listed the then dte energy ceo anthony f. earley jr. as receiving 4.84 million in total compensation for the latest fiscal year with a four year total compensation of 18.31 million . he ranked 19th on the list of ceos in the utilities industry and 290th among all ceos in the united states . citation needed power portfolio edit this section does not cite any sources . please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . march 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message out of its total 13 041 mw of electric generating capacity in 2005 1.22 % of the u.s. total dte energy produces 61.3 % from coal 16.4 % from natural gas 11.7 % from oil 9.3 % from nuclear and 0.2 % from biomass . dte energy owns power plants in alabama california illinois and michigan ; 95.5 % of the company s generating capacity comes from power plants in michigan . congressional campaign contributions edit dte energy contributed a total of 317 499 to the 110th us congress as of the third quarter the largest of which has been to senator carl levin d mi for 21 500 . citation needed existing coal fired power plants edit dte electric s monroe power plant . dte electric s st. clair power plant . as of 2005 dte energy has 22 coal fired generating stations with 7 998 mw of capacity . here is a list of dte energy s coal power plants with capacity over 100 mw plant name county year s built capacity monroe monroe 1971 1974 3300 mw st. clair st. clair 1953 1954 1961 1969 1928 mw belle river st. clair 1984 1985 1664 mw trenton channel wayne 1949 1950 1968 776 mw river rouge wayne 1957 1958 651 mw marysville st clair 1943 1947 150 mw harbor beach huron 1968 121 mw in 2006 dte energy s 7 major coal fired power plants emitted 43.3 million tons of co2 0.7 % of all u.s. co2 emissions and 214 000 tons of so 2 1.4 % of all u.s. so 2 emissions . in 2016 dte energy retired three coal fired generating units among its plants . in june 2016 dte energy said that it would close eight additional coal fired generators at three coal plants in michigan by the year 2023 . 11 the plants are located in river rouge st. clair in east china township and trenton . in sum the plants power around 900 000 homes . dte energy plans to replace them with renewable energy . the detroit free press wrote that employees at the closing plants will be able to transfer to other facilities and will not lose their jobs . 12 many of dte energy s coal plants were built in the 1950s and 1960s and are nearing retirement age . 11 new construction solar energy edit as of june 2016 dte energy plans to build a solar arrays in lapeer michigan that will be one of the largest in the eastern united states . it will do so as it retires coal fired generators at coal plants in michigan . according to dte energy it is the largest investor in renewable energy in michigan . it has invested over 2 billion since 2008 . 11 credit reporting program edit this section does not cite any sources . please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . march 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message in august 2006 dte energy began reporting payment information to the major credit bureaus on all of its 2.5 million customers without offering the ability to opt out making it one of the few utilities in the us to do so . previously only seriously delinquent accounts were reported . groups such as the naacp protested this change on the basis that such a policy would benefit those who have no problems paying their bills but would hurt those who are the most vulnerable economically and most likely to miss a payment such as the poor elderly and disabled . this in effect would hurt their credit rating and further hamper their ability to advance in society . in january 2007 dte energy changed the policy to state that only payments 60 days or more overdue would be reported to the credit bureaus . home protection plus hpp edit through its michcon department dte energy offers customers seven different appliance protection plans covering parts with some exclusions and labour on major household appliances such as furnaces boilers water heaters central air conditioner systems laundry and kitchen equipment in exchange for a monthly fee . the whole home protection plan added in 2013 also covers plumbing inside the home as well . these are advertised on a separate website . dte energy also uses outsourced call centres who solicit these plans by telephone directly to its customers offering a negative option billing approach whereby customers are offered the plans with a fifteen day review period before the plans come into effect as well as an incentive to enroll on the phone . the plans are also advertised through separate mailings and inserts with bills . the hpp service is not regulated by the michigan public service commission . criticism edit in december 2011 the non partisan organization public campaign criticized dte energy for spending 4.37 million on lobbying and not paying any taxes during 2008 2010 instead getting 17 million in tax rebates despite making a profit of 2.5 billion . 13 see also edit detroit portal companies portal enrico fermi nuclear generating station monroe power plant marysville power plant st. clair power plant belle river power plant american light and traction dte energy music theatre references edit https www.sec.gov archives edgar data 936340 000093634015000014 dteenergy2014123110k.htm s288e76d7dc5c3f95055bab3090f4ce4b a b c d e f g h dte energy co 2013 q4 quarterly report form 10 k xbrl . united states securities and exchange commission . february 14 2014 . a b cite error the named reference dte energy co 2014 fiscal year end form 10k https .2 f.2fwww.sec.gov.2farchives.2fedgar.2fdata.2f936340.2f000093634015000014.2fdteenergy2014123110k.htm .23 sb6ce3b35d55a038bc21aab308753c5f1 was invoked but never defined see the help page . a b dte energy co 2014 q1 quarterly report form 10 q xbrl . united states securities and exchange commission . april 25 2014 . a b company profile for dte energy co dte . retrieved 2008 10 17 . decision and order pdf . federal trade commission . 22 march 2001 . retrieved 2015 03 20 . company history . dte energy . retrieved 2015 03 20 . https www.newlook.dteenergy.com wps wcm connect dte web dte pages ccr home environmental stewardship http thecountypress.mihomepaper.com common progress new dte 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