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Consumers Energy have announced that the Gratiot Farms Wind Project (Gratiot Farms) is operational and contributing 150 MW of clean, renewable energy to customers in Michigan, US.
Gratiot Farms Wind Project went online on 16 December 2020, and features 60 turbines with a 150 MW capacity, enough to power about 58 000 residents. Consumers Energy acquired the project from Enel Green Power America, which started the development of the wind farm. Consumers Energy took ownership and responsibility for completing construction of the project in September 2019.
Approximately 250 workers were employed during the construction of Gratiot Farms. A team of 10 highly trained full-time employees will operate the electric generation facility from a newly established service centre in Middleton, Michigan, scheduled to be completed by late February 2021.