Consumers Energy has started commercial operations at the 150MW Gratiot Farms wind project in the US state of Michigan.
The 60-turbine wind farm was acquired by Consumers from Enel Green Power America, which started the development of the project.
Consumers Energy took ownership and responsibility for completing construction of the $260m project in September 2019.
Approximately 250 workers were employed during the construction of Gratiot Farms, while a 10-person team will operate the facility from a newly-established service centre in Middleton, scheduled to be completed by late February.
Consumers Energy vice president of enterprise project management, engineering and services Dennis Dobbs said: “We are excited to have completed construction and bring Gratiot Farms online to serve customers.
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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.
Who’s new in the Michigan House of Representatives
Updated Jan 05, 2021;
Posted Jan 05, 2021
The House Chamber pictured at the Michigan State Capitol in Lansing on Thursday, April 25, 2019.Neil Blake
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The new legislative session brings with it substantial turnover for the Michigan House of Representatives, which will have 28 new lawmakers serving their first full terms in office.
Most of the freshman class will fill House seats vacated by members who hit their six-year term limit serving in the state House, although some defeated incumbents or are replacing members who sought other offices last fall.
Speaker-elect Jason Wentworth, R-Clare, and Democratic Leader-elect Donna Lasinski, D-Scio Township, will fill the leadership slots left open by the departures of former Reps. Lee Chatfield and Christine Greig.