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DTE Energy Solar Cost & Savings in Detroit, MI

Estimate residential solar production, installed cost and DTE Energy rate context for Detroit using transparent 2026 planning assumptions.

Federal residential solar credit in 2026: $0. Utility export compensation is not assumed unless CalcuRiver has a verified solar-specific model.
Planning solar yield1,284 kWh/kW
Installed-cost benchmark$2.90/W
State residential benchmark23.05¢/kWh
Featured utility rate context11.74¢/kWh
DTE electric service-area maps cover Detroit and southeast Michigan. Service-territory source. Verify the exact utility by service address before using this planning result.
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Build your DTE Energy solar scenario in Detroit

DTE electric service-area maps cover Detroit and southeast Michigan. Verify the exact utility by service address before using this planning result.

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This is not an exact DTE Energy solar-billing model. Export compensation is excluded until a verified solar tariff or program rule is encoded.

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What is modeled — and what is not

Production

1,284 kWh/kW-year planning benchmark. NREL PVWatts v8 representative-city benchmark.

Installed cost

$2.90/W planning benchmark for Detroit, MI.

Electricity value ceiling

23.05¢/kWh · EIA residential benchmark for Michigan (2026-07).

DTE Energy rate context

11.74¢/kWh · Super off-peak. This is utility rate-plan context, not a verified solar export-compensation rate.

Utility source: DTE Energy official 2026 residential pricing · verified 2026-09-28.

Production: NREL PVWatts methodology · Cost: 2026 state / local marketplace benchmark.

solar export model pending

Why exact DTE Energy solar savings stay guarded

CalcuRiver has a calculator-ready utility rate profile for DTE Energy, but that does not automatically make the same plan a valid solar import/export tariff. Until a solar-specific compensation rule is verified, the calculator shows production, cost and a retail-value ceiling without flattening export compensation to an invented rate.

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Why this solar estimate changes

Solar value is driven by local production, installed cost, the retail value of electricity you avoid buying, and the compensation you receive for exported energy. CalcuRiver does not assume export credits equal the retail rate unless that utility program is explicitly verified.

Core logic: self-used solar offsets retail purchases; exported solar is valued only under a verified export-compensation rule.

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