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Consumers Energy, Pine Gate Renewables and Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P., have announced that five new solar energy projects in Genesee County, Michigan, US, and three in Saginaw County, also located in Michigan, are now online and providing clean, renewable electricity for Consumers Energy customers.
The eight sites were built and are operated by Pine Gate Renewables and are owned by Kayne Anderson. Consumers Energy has 20-year agreements to purchase the energy from the projects. Each solar farm has a 2 MW capacity.
Combined, the solar farms produce up to 16 MW, adding to Consumers Energy’s 10 MW of solar energy capacity previously available to serve its customers.
8 new solar energy projects in Genesee and Saginaw counties are now online
Updated Jan 12, 2021;
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MT. MORRIS TWP., MI – More solar energy is running through mid-Michigan’s landscape as eight solar projects, producing up to 16 megawatts, recently went online.
Consumers Energy, Pine Gate Renewables and Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors announced on Jan. 8 that five new solar energy projects in Genesee County and three in Saginaw County are now online and providing clean, renewable electricity for Consumers Energy customers.
“These solar plants coming online are a testament to our commitment to solar energy in Michigan as a major component of the Clean Energy Plan, our blueprint for a coal-free and carbon-neutral future,” said Tim Sparks, vice president of electric grid integration at Consumers Energy.
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Consumers Energy Opens 8 Solar Energy Sites, Wind Farm
Jackson-based Consumers Energy announced five new solar projects in Genesee County (Flint area) and three in Saginaw County are now online and providing electricity to Consumers customers.
Consumers Energy has opened eight solar energy sites and the Gratiot Farms Wind Project. Pictured is a wind turbine being built. // Image courtesy of Consumers Energy
Jackson-based Consumers Energy announced five new solar projects in Genesee County (Flint area) and three in Saginaw County are now online and providing electricity to Consumers customers.
The sites were built and are operated by North Carolina-based Pine Gate Renewables and are owned by Los Angeles-based Kayne Anderson. Consumers has 20-year agreements to purchase the energy from the projects. Each solar farm has a 2-megawatt capacity.
/PRNewswire/ Consumers Energy, Pine Gate Renewables and Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P., today announced five new solar energy projects in Genesee.