Taubman’s 1.5 million-square-foot Twelve Oaks mall in Novi, Michigan, and the 1.35 million-square-foot Great Lakes Crossing Outlets in Auburn Hills, Michigan, became the first shopping centers enrolled in DTE Energy’s MIGreenPower green tariff program.
The deal reveals the potential for large-scale properties like enclosed malls to embrace renewable energy solutions. Taubman now can source all the electricity for the pair of properties from Michigan renewable sources, at a lower cost than installing solar panels at the properties. The move will offset the carbon footprint of more than 5,600 vehicles annually. To support the MIGreenPower program, DTE aims to add 1,000 megawatts of wind and solar energy by 2026.
All the electricity for Taubman’s Twelve Oaks in Novi, Michigan, is derived from renewable sources.
By Brannon Boswell
Executive Editor, Commerce + Communities Today