27-01-2025
EGLE awards $1.25 million in funding to Muskegon County solar farm
MOORLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — The Muskegon Solar Energy Center project will receive another $1.25 million in state funding thanks to a grant from the .
The Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy announced the third round of the RRCA last week, which will support nearly 1,000 megawatts of solar power and battery storage — enough to power nearly 1 million Michigan homes and businesses.
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'This round of awards will support the build-out of more clean, affordable power to hundreds of thousands of Michigan residents. We are committed to providing resources that improve our communities, lower energy costs, reduce emissions and protect our precious land, air and water resources — and this program does just that,' EGLE Director Phil Roos .
Nearly $4.9 million will be awarded in the third round of funding, spread across six different projects. The first round was announced in October and the second in December.
Construction started on the last July. The solar farm was as Consumers Energy's first large-scale solar project.
The Muskegon Solar Energy Center will use approximately 1,900 acres of land in Moorland Township, in partnership with the , to capture enough solar energy to power approximately 40,000 homes.
As scheduled, the 250-megawatt facility will be up and running by 2026. The Muskegon Solar Energy Center will be part of the utility's new infrastructure and its goal to generate 8,000 megawatts of solar energy annually by 2040.
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As part of the partnership, Consumers will own and operate the facility, while Muskegon County, Moorland Township and the MCRRC own the property and collect revenue from the lease.
Consumers Energy is also working on two other solar facilities, one at the former Karn coal plant in Bay City and a 3,000-acre farm along the border between Barry and Calhoun counties.
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