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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (12124)	5/11/2011 6:51:12 PM
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DTE solar panels coming to Volt plant Christina Rogers / / The Detroit News The factory where General Motors Co. builds the electric Chevrolet Volt will soon become home to a sprawling solar panel installation, courtesy of DTE Energy. The Detroit-based automakers announced today it's partnered with the region's largest power company to install 264,000 square feet of solar panels at its Detroit-Hamtramck plant off West Grand Boulevard. The project, expected to be finished this summer, will help reduce the factory's energy bill by roughly $15,000 annually and pump more renewable energy into the region's power grid. "This isn't only about going green for green's sake," said Bob Ferguson, vice president of GM Public Policy. "This is a showcase plant. This is where the future of GM will in some ways reside." The solar panels will generate about 516 kilowatts, enough energy to power 80 homes annually or charge 150 Volts every day for a year, the company said. DTE Energy will pay for the panels and installation as part of its SolarCurrents program, which ask property owners for space to build the energy-generating panels in exchange for money back on their utility bill. DTE passes the cost for putting up the panels at this location and others through a small consumer surcharge. At Detroit-Hamtramck, DTE will build the solar farm on a six-acre tract of land, formerly used as a parking lot on the plant's south side. DTE has struck a 20-year agreement with GM. Also today, the GM Foundation awarded grants to seven local charities, totaling $57,500. Ferguson made the announcements while at Detroit-Hamtramck this morning. Among those receiving funds are Southwest Solutions, Detroit Hispanic Development Corp., Looking for My Sister, City Mission, The Hamtramck Old Newsboys' Goodfellow Fund, The Greening of Detroit, and Friends of the Rouge. From The Detroit News: detnews.com