Virtual Partner Site Visit: Ford Energy Plant

Ford Motor Company joined the U.S. Department of Energy’s Better Buildings & Better Plants Initiative in 2013, committing to reduce its energy intensity by 25% and water intensity by 30% from a 2011 baseline across 25 of its major U.S. manufacturing plants. By 2021, Ford achieved its 25% energy savings goal in part due to the energy efficiency advancements made at its LEED Gold-certified® Central Energy Plant (CEP) in Dearborn, MI – a three-way partnership between Ford, DTE Electric, and DTE Energy Services. At the 2021 Better Buildings & Better Plants Summit, Ford showcased its energy efficiency best practices and features of the CEP in a virtual tour, highlighting a mix of sustainable technologies that provide electricity, steam, chilled water, and hot water for campus buildings. The plant is projected to achieve a 50% reduction in campus office space energy and water use.