JACKSON, MI (WNWN/WTVB) – Consumers Energy announced agreements on Wednesday to add almost 400 megawatts of clean energy from three Michigan solar projects in southern central Michigan including one in Calhoun County.
Consumers said in a statement that the solar developments are part of the company’s Clean Energy Plan to increase renewable energy, eliminate coal as a fuel source for electricity by 2025 and achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2040.
The new solar projects, which would come online in 2023, include Cereal City Solar, a 100-megawatt project developed by NextEra. Consumers Energy would buy electricity for 25 years from the facility, planned in Calhoun County near Marshall.
The other projects are the Washtenaw Solar Energy Project near Ann Arbor and Jackson Solar which is planned for Jackson County near Consumer Energy’s headquarters.
Under the agreements, which are awaiting approval by the Michigan Public Service Commission, Consumers Energy would own and operate one facility, while purchasing power from the other two.
“Increasing clean energy for our customers shows our commitment to being a force of change for clean energy that benefits the people of Michigan and protects our planet,” said Dennis Dobbs, Consumers Energy’s vice president of enterprise project management and environmental services. “Our partners in these projects are helping us transform the energy landscape and create a cleaner energy future for generations to come.”
