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DTE ENERGY SELECTS WIND LAKE SOLUTIONS FOR GIS WORK ORDER POSTING AND DATA MAINTENANCE SERVICES

Wind Lake Solutions, Inc. - Waukesha, Wisconsin, is pleased to announce that DTE Energy has awarded Wind Lake Solutions (WLS) a contract to perform gas system work order posting and GIS data maintenance. Under the contract, WLS will be responsible for posting backlogged gas distribution work orders to DTE Energy's (MichCon) gas GIS system. Wind Lake Solutions will also process future incoming work orders and complete data updates. The project will be completed remotely at WLS's Wisconsin production facility using DTE Energy's Intergraph FRAMME GIS system tools via a dedicated connection.

John Middlestead, Manager, Data Integrity & Technology – Gas, states, "DTE Energy Gas / MichCon has had a long relationship with Wind Lake Solutions' team in providing GIS data services. We have appreciated their partnership and willingness to define mutually beneficial strategies that result in win-win solutions."

William Nantell, President of Wind Lake Solutions said, "The WLS staff is very pleased to have this opportunity to again partner with DTE Energy. What is especially exciting for us is the opportunity to help our clients address their data maintenance challenges on an ongoing basis."

David Coates, Wind Lake Solutions CEO, cited the DTE Energy contract as a very significant milestone for WLS. "The DTE Energy contract, along with other recent awards, put us nicely ahead of our original start up business plans. Much more importantly, though, the long-term customer service opportunity that this contract represents for WLS serves as a model for the type of business partnerships we want to pursue in the future. Our goal at Wind Lake is to be a long-term, multi-dimensional partner to a limited group of customers, allowing us to deliver excellence in customer service."

For more information please contact Diana DeGroot of Wind Lake Solutions at (262) 650-3550 or via e-mail at ddegroot@windlakesolutions.com.

ABOUT DTE ENERGY

DTE Energy Co. (NYSE: DTE) is a Detroit-based, diversified energy company involved in the development and management of energy-related businesses and services nationwide. Its combined electric and natural gas utilities create a premier regional energy provider. DTE Energy's largest operating subsidiaries are Detroit Edison, an investor-owned electric utility serving 2.1 million customers in Southeastern Michigan, and Michigan Consolidated Gas Co. (MichCon), a natural gas utility serving 1.2 million customers in Michigan.