DTE Energy has announced that ZF North America has joined DTE’s MIGreenPower initiative. MIGreenPower is an optional renewable energy programme that allows DTE Electric customers to attribute a higher per cent of their electricity use to DTE’s wind and solar projects than the 15 per cent already included in their energy mix.
ZF North America has agreed to a 10-year deal, with the firm committing to sourcing 100 per cent of its energy from renewable sources by 2030. This commitment will eventually offset the carbon sequestered by 78,144 acres of forest in a single year. Enrolling in DTE’s MIGreenPower programme is a significant step in lowering the carbon footprint in North America and contributing to overall carbon neutrality targets.
Since its start in 2017, MIGreenPower subscribers have supported 1.8 million megawatt-hours of clean energy, the equivalent of removing 277,400 passenger cars from the road for a year. The programme is now ranked third among voluntary renewable energy programmes in the US.
By 2030, ZF will have converted all 270 of its global locations to renewable energy, either through self-generation or through the purchase of clean energy from renewable sources. This will result in an 80 per cent reduction in ZF’s own carbon emissions. ZF intends to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2040.
