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The Daily Telegram
MACON TWP. After nearly three years of planning, discussing and deliberating, the future of a solar energy facility in Macon Township was met with support from the Macon Township Board Monday.
The board voted 3-2 in favor of granting a special land-use permit to Invenergy, an American-based, multinational power generation firm, for the purpose of constructing the Mustang Mile Solar Energy facility.
Trustees Ed Clark and Beth Loesch, along with Supervisor Lee Wagner, voted in support of the application. Treasurer Beth DeJonghe and clerk Julia DeJonghe were the “no” votes.
The board’s meeting, which was rescheduled from May 3 because of scheduling conflicts, was held outdoors on the grounds of the Macon Township Hall. While attendance was not taken, board members stated it appeared that close to 100 people were there.
Macon Twp., Lenawee County – The Macon Township Board of Trustees voted 3-2 Monday night to approve a special land use permit for a solar farm.
The outdoor meeting drew-in a crowd of easily over 100 people to the Macon Twp. Hall. The public comment section that took place prior to the vote brought out arguments from both sides of the fence. The farm will be constructed by Mustang Mile LLC, with ownership to be turned over to Consumers Energy.
The campus covers over 1,000 acres of agricultural-zoned land (per documents on the township website, around 300 of those acres will be used for actual solar panels).
Macon Township Board meets today in outdoor, public meeting
The Daily Telegram
MACON TWP. A major step in the process of potentially bringing a solar energy facility to Macon Township was taken last week by a local utility company. Meanwhile, a public, outdoor meeting of the Macon Township Board to discuss the future of the facility is slated for 7 p.m. today.
Consumers Energy, headquartered in Jackson, announced Wednesday it has been OK’d to purchase the Mustang Mile Solar Energy Facility, a 150-megawatt solar energy project being proposed for construction in Macon Township.
The purchase agreement was approved by the Michigan Public Service Commission, which, at its April 8 meeting in Lansing, also approved a build-transfer agreement between Consumers and Mustang Mile Energy LLC for the Mustang Mile project. Build-transfer agreements involve one company developing and building a renewable energy project then transferring it to the utility.