Ya think China/Russia/Iran giddy at this insanity?-----DTE will end coal use sooner and build more clean energy, but critics remain - mlive.com

DTE will end coal use sooner and build more clean energy, but critics remain - mlive.com

• Michigan’s largest electric utility will hasten its retirement of coal-burning power plants and its investment in both more battery storage and 15,000 megawatts of renewable energy as part of its latest 15-year plan filed with state regulators.
• Environmental advocates agreed the company’s energy plan is better than they expected, yet still found points to criticize – namely continued use of fracked gas and heavy spending on lobbying and public relations efforts.
• DTE Electric President Trevor Lauer said the company is “doubling down” on investments to develop wind and solar energy to get “as clean as we can as fast as we can” while providing reliable and affordable power...