Detroit-Windsor Tunnel seeks 100 percent renewable electricity foundation by 2030 through DTE Energy involvement

Published on January 13, 2022 by Chris Galford

Through enrollment in DTE’s MIGreenPower program, the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel now attributes 10 percent of its electricity use to renewable energy and seeks to reach 100 percent renewable reliance by 2030, obliterating the international connection point’s carbon footprint.

“All of American Roads, including our team at the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel, is highly dedicated to our new ESG initiatives,” said Kyle Krukowski, director of Internal Audit & Financial Planning for American Roads, which owns the tunnel. “We’re proud of the recent sustainability initiatives we’ve completed and excited for others that are in progress. We’re ahead of the industry in terms of reducing our carbon footprint and being an environmentally friendly company, and MIGreenPower is a significant part of that.”

The Detroit-Windsor Tunnel is owned by American Roads, a transportation infrastructure company, that recently launched an Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) initiative. This enrollment for the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel is an extension of that and is coupled with a new recycling program, along with employee and customer education programs around best practices for reducing, reusing, and recycling. The Detroit-Windsor Tunnel joins more than 46,000 residential and 450 business MIGreenPower subscribers, including Ford Motor Company, General Motors, Bedrock Detroit, and the University of Michigan.

“Thousands of vehicles pass through the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel every day, and it provides important access between the United States and Canada,” Brian Calka, director of Renewable Solutions for DTE Energy, said. “We are excited to welcome the tunnel to the growing community of businesses using MIGreenPower to help meet their environmental goals.”

DTE estimated that even at the tunnel’s current enrollment, it will bring environmental benefits equivalent to avoiding greenhouse gas emissions pumped out from 356,212 miles of driving by the average passenger vehicle.