Categories Global Warming. Renewable Energy. Huge renewable energy purchase by Ford OK’d by Michigan utility regulators Post author By Sheri McWhirter | smcwhirter@mlive.com Post date December 22, 2022 Michigan utility regulators this week approved a special, 650-megawatt solar power contract between Ford and DTE Energy for what amounts to the largest renewable energy purchase from a utility company in U.S. history.