Fermi battery storage site plan approval
Town of FrenchtownMichigan- Detected
- Oct 20, 2026
- 18 days ago
- Sector
- Utilities
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From the meeting
At its October 2026 meeting, Frenchtown Charter Township approved with conditions DTE Electric Company's use with specific standards application for the Fermi Energy Battery Energy Storage System. The project is a utility-scale 200 MW x 4 hours, 800 MW battery energy storage system on DTE property at Toll Road and Enrico Fermi Drive. The approval still requires decommissioning, indemnity, host community, road, drain, emergency response, and final site plan compliance before construction.
The host community agreement calls for $2,000 per MW when operations begin.
- Meeting date
- October 20, 2026
- Agency
- Town of Frenchtown
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