DTE Energy announced on October 28 that its 132-megawatt Fish Creek Solar Park near Sheridan, Michigan, is operating.
The utility said customers voluntarily enrolled in its MIGreenPower program fully funded the $268 million development. It described the project as adding generation without raising costs for other customers.
DTE estimates the park can generate enough electricity for approximately 30,000 homes. That is the company’s equivalence estimate, rather than a claim that the facility supplies a dedicated group of homes continuously.
The company expects tens of millions of dollars in additional local tax revenue supporting schools, emergency services, roads and other services in Montcalm County and the host townships.
Bushnell and Evergreen townships each received $330,000 through Michigan’s Renewables Ready Communities Award, according to DTE. Planned uses include town hall and fire-station renovations.
DTE said construction created hundreds of local jobs and participating landowners will receive supplemental income. The company’s broader resource plan includes 15 gigawatts of additional renewable energy by 2042; those future additions remain planned capacity.
Sources DTE Energy October 28 announcement: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/dte-energys-new-fish-creek-solar-park-adds-enough-clean-michigan-made-energy-to-power-30-000-homes-302921665.html