The DOE Loan Programs Office (LPO) is considering whether to issue a loan guarantee of a funding facility to DTE Gas Company (DTE) pursuant to its authority under the EIR 1706 Program.
Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance
May 13, 2025
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The DOE Loan Programs Office (LPO) is considering whether to issue a loan guarantee of a funding facility to DTE Gas Company (DTE) pursuant to its authority under the EIR 1706 Program. In its application, DTE has identified a portion of its Gas Renewal Program (the Project), implemented throughout DTE's service area in the State of Michigan, for inclusion in the funding facility that is the subject of DOE’s loan guarantee (the Proposed Action).
The Project involves three categories of work: 1) retirement of DTE's "legacy" gas distribution infrastructure (e.g., abandonment in-place or removal where abandonment is not feasible), 2) reinstallation of industry standard gas distribution infrastructure, and 3) relocation of natural gas meters to the exterior of buildings.