Investor-owned utility Shoppers Power says it’s spearheading the event of an 85 MW photo voltaic array on the former Karn coal services in Essexville, Bay, Mich., which closed earlier this yr.
“Primarily based on future use research and enter from native stakeholders, photo voltaic emerged as the most suitable choice to make sure we proceed to be good stewards of the land and to supply beneficial tax {dollars} for the neighborhood whereas nonetheless pushing us additional towards our sustainability objectives,” says David Hicks, Shoppers Power’s vp of fresh power growth.
The mission is in its early phases, and Shoppers Power is working with neighborhood members, neighbors and native leaders to design a accountable mission that matches with the neighborhood and continues the trail towards renewable era. The mission may present sufficient energy for about 20,000 houses and pays native, county and college district taxes, totaling tens of millions of {dollars} over its 30-plus-year lifetime.
The closure of Karn 1 and a couple of in June marked continued progress towards Shoppers Power’s purpose of closing all coal crops by 2025 – 15 years forward of the unique schedule.
