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Soon, commercial power customers of Coldwater Board of Public Utilities may have the ability to use their own solar generation to reduce grid power purchase.
CBPU Engineering Manager Jim Odneal said there is already a program in place for the much smaller residential solar units.
“To revise it for commercial, we increased the size allowable and we also made it mandatory to have a PE stamp on the plans, Odneal said.
The professional engineer would have to certify the project meets both local building codes and national codes and standards for connections to the power system.
The size of the units could increase from the current 20 kW to 150 kW, still not the size of even a small solar farm.
HBPU and power agency exploring local generation
Don Reid
HBPU and power agency considering local generation
Hillsdale has joined Coldwater Board of Public Utilities to move forward to possibly build a 50-megawatt gas powered turbine planned as part of a 100-MW plant at Coldwater.
Michigan South Central Power Agency and Michigan Public Power Agency have asked the Midwest Independent System Operator to continue its study for cost of grid connection improvements needed.
There are numerous issues to address simultaneously before a decision comes on construction of the plant.
For now, three members of MSCPA will look to purchase power through 2023, but will examine possible cost savings and advantages for getting peak power instate from its own generators in the future.
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