JACKSON, MI (WTVB) – Consumers Energy announced last week that its Gratiot Farms Wind Project in Gratiot County is operational and contributing 150 megawatts of clean, renewable energy to customers in Michigan.
“We are excited to have completed construction and bring Gratiot Farms online to serve customers. Each kilowatt we generate from renewable sources such as the wind gets us closer to our Clean Energy Plan goal of a net-zero carbon energy future,” said Dennis Dobbs, vice president of enterprise project management, engineering and services for Consumers Energy.
According to a news release issued by Consumers, Gratiot Farms Wind Project went online December 16 and features 60 turbines with a 150-megawatt capacity, enough to power about 58,000 residents. Consumers Energy says they acquired the project from Enel Green Power America, which started the development of the wind farm. Consumers Energy took ownership and responsibility for completing construction of the project in September 2019.
Approximately 250 workers were employed during the construction of Gratiot Farms.
A team of 10 full-time employees will operate the electric generation facility from a newly established service center in Middleton, Michigan, which is scheduled to be completed by late February.
Gratiot Farms represents a $260 million investment in Michigan’s clean energy infrastructure and is the third wind energy projects Consumers Energy owns and operates.
Consumers Energy says the three wind energy parks produce enough power for about 185,600 residents.
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