Consumers Energy to acquire 140 MW of solar from brand-new Michigan project

• Consumers Energy revealed an agreement to buy 140 MW of renewable energy from the Calhoun Solar Center. Invenergy, a Midwest-based programmer and operator of sustainable energy services, is establishing and also constructing the project.

" We are proud to group with Invenergy as we continue to develop a cleaner, much more sustainable energy future for Michigan," claimed Tim Triggers, VP of electric grid combination at Consumers Energy. "We are dedicated to protecting the earth while providing the energy our residences and organizations need for decades to find."

The contract makes Calhoun Solar Center one of the largest solitary projects supplying solar energy to Consumers Energy consumers. The strategy requires approval by the Michigan Public Service Payment.

"Great progress is being made by Consumers Energy to cultivate lasting communities in Michigan, as well as Invenergy is pleased to support this commitment by giving clean, dependable energy from our Calhoun Solar Center," claimed Mick Baird, senior VP of eco-friendly growth at Invenergy.

Calhoun Solar Center will certainly have an overall capability of 200 MW as well as is anticipated to be completed in 2022. Under the proposed arrangement, Consumers Energy would buy 140 MW from the solar center for 25 years.