DTE Energy/Ford Research and Engineering Center

Parking Structure Arrays with Battery Storage – Dearbo

rn, Michigan

J. Ranck Electric, Inc. was selected as the EPC contractor for this unique partnership between DTE Energy and The Ford Motor Company. This system consists of a rooftop array owned and operated by southeast Michigan power supplier DTE Energy on the top of a new six-story parking structures at the Ford Research & Engineering Center in Dearborn. The 750 kilowatt array is connected to Ford’s 15kV campus loop and includes a 125 kilowatt battery storage system that powers electric vehicle charging stations.

Project Details

Completed: May 2021System Size: 865 kW DC / 750 kW AC

Panels: 2,159 Canadian Solar 400 W modules

Inverters: 12 SMA Inverters

Storage: 125 kW/506 kWh Battery Storage System – ConEdison Battery Storage Systems

Panel Claw ballasted racking system13.2 kV Interconnect