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Article: DTE Energy, White House Tout Economic Impact of Smart Grid Grants.
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- Energy Weekly News
- Article date:
- November 13, 2009
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The economic impact of nearly $170 million spent to bring high tech energy service to Michigan over the next two years will provide jobs and needed spending in Michigan's economy, said Anthony F. Earley, Jr., DTE Energy chairman and CEO.
Earley was joined at a news conference today by Edward Montgomery, executive director, White House Council on Auto Communities and Workers, who touted the latest round of grants under the federal economic stimulus program. DTE Energy will receive $83 million from the U.S. Department of Energy to accelerate its SmartCurrents program over the next two years. The grant will be matched by DTE Energy and its technology partners.
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