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The Michigan Public Service Commission officially approved DTE Energy’s Certificate of Necessity request for an estimated $1 billion natural gas-fired power plant in St. Clair County. St. Clair County Commissioner, Jeff Bohm said, “This is welcome news for all of St. Clair County – and all of Michigan. The new, cleaner natural gas power plant will create hundreds of jobs and provide additional revenue that we can put toward improving our roads, schools and other essential services. With three coal-fired plants scheduled to retire, we need the affordable, reliable energy that natural gas plants provide. This $1 billion investment is a significant boost to our community and helps assure continued job growth while ensuring we can meet our state’s energy needs”. The 1,100-megawatt power plant will be located in East China Township, and when complete, will provide power for 850,000 homes. This project is expected to create more than 500 full-time construction jobs and is another step in the company’s goal to reduce carbon emissions by 30 percent by the early 2020s and more than 80 percent by 2050.
