Stakeholder Comment Period Open for Green-e Certification of DTE Energy’s “MIGreenPower (Rider17) Portfolio 2”
Stakeholder Comment Period Open for Green-e Certification of DTE Energy’s “MIGreenPower (Rider17) Portfolio 2”
Feedback from all interested stakeholders will be accepted through Friday, May 29, 2026
DTE Energy is pursuing Green-e® Energy Certification for its “MIGreenPower (Rider17) Portfolio 2” program. MIGreenPower (Rider17) Portfolio 2 is a voluntary green pricing offering allowing its customers to match their monthly electric energy usage with 100% renewable energy from solar projects in DTE Energy’s service territory. This product meets the requirements in the Green-e® Renewable Energy Standard for Canada and the United States and the Green-e® Energy Code of Conduct for Canada and the United States, as highlighted below.
- New Renewables: Resources that are allocated to the program or procured will meet the requirement for beginning operation or having been repowered or approved for extended use according to the “New Date” as listed in the Standard.
- Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) Tracking: The RECs generated from the facilities meet the requirements set forth in the Standard and will be tracked in the Michigan Renewable Energy Certification System (MIRECS), the renewable energy tracking system for Michigan. DTE Energy will then retire these RECs on behalf of MIGreenPower (Rider17) Portfolio 2 customers by transferring the designated RECs into the MIRECS retirement sub-account established for that calendar year’s program. These RECs will not count towards DTE Energy’s Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) targets.
- Verification Audit: DTE Energy plans to choose a third-party auditor, from the Green-e preselected vendor list, to perform regular audits.
- Marketing Compliance Review (MCR): DTE Energy will be participating in the annual MCR, in which Center for Resource Solutions (CRS) staff confirms that DTE Energy is not making false or misleading statements about their product and that they have made pricing, power, and contract disclosure to customers in a standardized format. In addition to the MCR, DTE Energy is submitting the program marketing materials to CRS to review in advance of the program launch in 2026.
- RPS Requirements: DTE Energy is required to meet any Michigan state or federal RPS requirements, legislation, or settlement agreements. DTE Energy will comply with the Green-e® requirements for regulatory additionality by procuring renewables additional to state RPS requirements for this voluntary product, with the exception of customers signed up for the 100% level (to avoid over procuring).
This 21-day stakeholder comment process is your opportunity to weigh in on the product offering to make sure it meets your needs and expectations. Comments will be provided to the applicant and the Green-e® Governance Board; the Board will review the application, comments, and responses, and consider whether to approve the application for certification of DTE Energy’s MIGreenPower (Rider17) Portfolio 2 product as submitted or to suggest changes.
The application is available for download below. If you would like to review the Standard or other governing documents, visit Green-e® Energy Documents.
CRS is accepting stakeholder comments on the application for 21 days—please submit any comments by Friday, May 29, 2026. Comments can be sent to info@green-e.org. Please feel free to forward this to other interested parties. Any comments received may be posted on the Green-e® website.
Thank you in advance for your review and feedback on this application.