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Planning Commission minutes, Aug 6, 2026", "file": "research/primary/gustin-pc-minutes-2026-08-06.pdf", "site_path": "/solar/records/files/gustin-pc-minutes-2026-08-06.pdf", "origin_url": "https://gustintwp.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/August-6th-2026-Gustin-Township-Planning-Meeting-Minutes.pdf", "retrieved": "2026-10-01", "short": "Gustin Twp. minutes, Aug 6, 2026" }, "harrisville-cover-letter": { "title": "Consumers Energy cover letter to Harrisville Twp., June 15, 2026", "file": "research/primary/harrisville-gustin-slup-cover-letter.pdf", "site_path": "/solar/records/files/slup-cover-letter.pdf", "origin_url": "https://harrisvilletownship.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Gustin-SLUP-Cover-Letter_Harrisville-Twp.pdf", "retrieved": "2026-10-01", "short": "Harrisville Twp. cover letter, June 15, 2026" }, "harrisville-sup-summary": { "title": "Gustin Solar — Harrisville Township Special Use Permit summary", "file": "research/primary/harrisville-gustin-sup-summary.pdf", "site_path": "/solar/records/files/sup-summary.pdf", "origin_url": "https://harrisvilletownship.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Gustin-Solar-Harrisville-Township-SUP-Summary.pdf", "retrieved": "2026-10-01", "short": "Harrisville Twp. permit summary" }, "harrisville-zoning-page": { "title": "Harrisville Twp. zoning page (captured Oct 1, 2026)", "file": "research/primary/harrisville-zoning-page.html", "site_path": "/solar/records/files/harrisville-zoning-page-2026-10-01.html.txt", "origin_url": "https://harrisvilletownship.com/zoning/", "retrieved": "2026-10-01", "short": "Harrisville Twp. meeting schedule" }, "caledonia-pc-2026-08-10": { "title": "Caledonia Twp. Planning Commission minutes, Aug 10, 2026 (final)", "file": "research/primary/caledonia-final-minutes-2026-08-10.pdf", "site_path": "/solar/records/files/caledonia-pc-final-minutes-2026-08-10.pdf", "origin_url": "https://caledoniatwp.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Final-minutes-August-10-2026.pdf", "retrieved": "2026-10-01", "short": "Caledonia Twp. minutes, Aug 10, 2026" }, "caledonia-pc-2026-08-31": { "title": "Caledonia Twp. Planning Commission hearing minutes, Aug 31, 2026 (draft)", "file": "research/primary/caledonia-draft-minutes-2026-08-31.pdf", "site_path": "/solar/records/files/caledonia-pc-draft-minutes-2026-08-31.pdf", "origin_url": "https://caledoniatwp.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Draft-minutes-August-31-2026.pdf", "retrieved": "2026-10-01", "short": "Caledonia Twp. minutes, Aug 31, 2026 (draft)" }, "caledonia-board-2026-09-08": { "title": "Caledonia Twp. Board minutes, Sept 8, 2026 (draft)", "file": "research/primary/caledonia-board-draft-minutes-2026-09-08.pdf", "site_path": "/solar/records/files/caledonia-board-draft-minutes-2026-09-08.pdf", "origin_url": "https://caledoniatwp.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Meeting-Draft-minutes-9-8-26.pdf", "retrieved": "2026-10-01", "short": "Caledonia Twp. board minutes, Sept 8, 2026 (draft)" }, "ogemaw-resolution": { "title": "Ogemaw County Resolution 26-134 (Text Amendment 01-26)", "file": "research/primary/ogemaw-resolution-26-134-TA-01-26.pdf", "site_path": "/solar/records/files/ogemaw-resolution-26-134.pdf", "origin_url": "https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1KX260w90WnrBCRYV4M3nQIijSVCLvF4m", "retrieved": "2026-10-01", "short": "Ogemaw County Resolution 26-134" }, "consumers-projects-2026-10-02": { "title": "Consumers Energy — Solar Energy Projects page (captured Oct 2, 2026)", "file": "research/primary/consumers-solar-projects-2026-10-02.html", "site_path": "/solar/records/files/consumers-solar-projects-2026-10-02.html.txt", "origin_url": "https://www.consumersenergy.com/about-us/electric-generation/renewables/solar-generation/solar-projects", "retrieved": "2026-10-02", "sha256": "6448b87a3cdbe9c3c3982b5037d5f7fc3d777783cf634857190fb78ad431df02", "short": "Consumers Energy solar projects page, captured Oct 2, 2026" }, "site-solar-page": { "title": "Inside Michigan — Gustin Solar briefing (site page, not a primary record)", "file": "site/solar/index.html", "site_path": "/solar/", "origin_url": null, "retrieved": "2026-10-01", "kind": "site-page", "short": "Inside Michigan, Gustin Solar briefing" }, "site-caledonia-page": { "title": "Inside Michigan — Caledonia Solar file (site page, not a primary record)", "file": "site/caledonia/index.html", "site_path": "/caledonia/", "origin_url": null, "retrieved": "2026-10-01", "kind": "site-page", "short": "Inside Michigan, Caledonia Solar file" }, "site-projects-page": { "title": "Inside Michigan — projects page (site page, not a primary record)", "file": "site/projects/index.html", "site_path": "/projects/", "origin_url": null, "retrieved": "2026-10-01", "kind": "site-page", "short": "Inside Michigan projects page (no primary record yet)" } }, "projects": [ { "slug": "acceleration-solar", "name": "Acceleration Solar", "developer": "Ranger Power", "type": "solar", "mw": 90, "mw_verified": true, "county": "Ingham", "counties": [ "Ingham" ], "townships": [ "Leslie", "Onondaga", "Vevay" ], "status": "certificate-granted", "status_note": "MPSC table status: “Certificate Granted”. The Commission approved a settlement agreement on Aug 27, 2026.", "deciding_body": "Michigan Public Service Commission", "mpsc_case": "U-21932", "tier": "tracker-only", "page": null, "link": { "label": "MPSC siting table, captured Oct 1, 2026", "source": "mpsc-table" }, "docket_url": "https://mi-psc.my.site.com/s/case/500cs00000mPk7FAAS", "source": { "source": "mpsc-table", "where": "“Current Siting Applications” table, row U-21932", "row": { "case": "U-21932", "name_applicant": "Acceleration Solar, Ranger Power", "size_type": "90 MW Solar", "location": "Leslie, Onondaga, and Vevay Townships; Ingham County", "status": "Certificate Granted" } }, "verified_date": "2026-10-01", "unverified": [], "events": [ { "date": "2025-06-18", "kind": "action", "label": "Application filed with the MPSC", "summary": "Acceleration Solar filed an application with the MPSC for a 90 MW solar project in Ingham County.", "status_after": "at-mpsc", "note_after": "Application filed with the MPSC on June 18, 2025.", "source": "mpsc-issue-brief", "where": "Case Summary", "quote": "On June 18, 2025, Acceleration Solar filed an application with the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) for a 90-megawatt (MW) solar project", "basis": "primary" }, { "date": "2026-07-31", "kind": "action", "label": "Settlement agreement filed", "summary": "The parties in the Acceleration Solar case filed a settlement agreement for the Commission to consider.", "status_after": "at-mpsc", "note_after": "Settlement agreement filed July 31, 2026; awaiting a Commission decision.", "source": "mpsc-issue-brief", "where": "Case Summary", "quote": "the parties reached a settlement agreement and filed it for Commission consideration on July 31, 2026", "basis": "primary" }, { "date": "2026-08-27", "kind": "action", "label": "MPSC approved the settlement agreement", "summary": "The MPSC approved a settlement agreement permitting Acceleration Solar, 90 MW, in Ingham County.", "status_after": "certificate-granted", "note_after": "The Commission approved a settlement agreement on Aug 27, 2026.", "source": "mpsc-release", "where": "first paragraph", "quote": "The Michigan Public Service Commission approved a settlement agreement today permitting developer Ranger Power LLC to construct a 90-megawatt (MW) solar facility, Acceleration Solar", "basis": "primary" }, { "date": "2026-10-01", "kind": "snapshot", "label": "MPSC table lists the case as “Certificate Granted”", "summary": "The MPSC’s table of current siting applications listed Acceleration Solar as “Certificate Granted”.", "status_after": "certificate-granted", "note_after": "MPSC table status: “Certificate Granted”. The Commission approved a settlement agreement on Aug 27, 2026.", "source": "mpsc-table", "where": "row U-21932", "quote": "Certificate Granted", "basis": "primary" } ] }, { "slug": "birch-valley-solar", "name": "Birch Valley Solar", "developer": "Ranger Power", "type": "solar", "mw": 162, "mw_verified": true, "county": "Tuscola", "counties": [ "Tuscola" ], "townships": [ "Arbela" ], "status": "at-mpsc", "status_note": "MPSC table status: “Schedule suspended; Case paused”.", "deciding_body": "Michigan Public Service Commission", "mpsc_case": "U-22072", "tier": "tracker-only", "page": null, "link": { "label": "MPSC siting table, captured Oct 1, 2026", "source": "mpsc-table" }, "docket_url": "https://mi-psc.my.site.com/s/case/500cs00001f9IvIAAU/in-the-matter-of-the-application-of-birch-valley-solar-llc-for-a-renewable-energy-or-storage-siting-certificate-to-construct-a-solar-energy-facility", "source": { "source": "mpsc-table", "where": "“Current Siting Applications” table, row U-22072", "row": { "case": "U-22072", "name_applicant": "Birch Valley Solar, Ranger Power", "size_type": "162 MW Solar", "location": "Arbela Township, Tuscola County", "status": "Schedule suspended; Case paused" } }, "verified_date": "2026-10-01", "unverified": [ "No filing or decision dates are in the MPSC table; the only dated record is the Oct 1, 2026 capture." ], "events": [ { "date": "2026-10-01", "kind": "snapshot", "label": "MPSC table lists the case as “Schedule suspended; Case paused”", "summary": "The MPSC’s table of current siting applications listed Birch Valley Solar as “Schedule suspended; Case paused”.", "status_after": "at-mpsc", "note_after": "MPSC table status: “Schedule suspended; Case paused”.", "source": "mpsc-table", "where": "row U-22072", "quote": "Schedule suspended; Case paused", "basis": "primary" } ] }, { "slug": "caledonia-solar", "name": "Caledonia Solar", "developer": "Consumers Energy", "type": "solar", "mw": null, "mw_verified": false, "mw_reported": 117, "mw_note": "117 MW is the capacity Consumers Energy’s solar projects page gives (captured Oct 2, 2026, in the records library). It is the company’s listing, not an application, so the figure is not counted.", "county": "Alcona", "counties": [ "Alcona" ], "townships": [ "Caledonia" ], "status": "announced", "status_note": "No application filed. Planning Commission minutes of Aug 31, 2026: “nothing has been submitted in Caledonia Township at this time.”", "deciding_body": "None yet (no application filed)", "mpsc_case": null, "tier": "full-file", "page": "/caledonia/", "link": { "label": "Open the Caledonia Solar file", "href": "/caledonia/" }, "docket_url": null, "source": { "source": "caledonia-pc-2026-08-31", "where": "Caledonia Twp. Planning Commission draft minutes, Aug 31, 2026", "quote": "been submitted in Caledonia Township at this time." }, "verified_date": "2026-10-01", "unverified": [ "MW: 117 is on Consumers Energy’s project listing (captured Oct 2, 2026); no application states it.", "The Sept 8, 2026 board minutes do not say that Ordinance 26-01 is the amendment heard on Aug 31.", "The dated events are township zoning actions, not steps on a project application; none exists." ], "events": [ { "date": "2026-08-10", "kind": "action", "label": "Caledonia Twp. Planning Commission set an Aug 31 hearing on zoning amendments", "summary": "Caledonia Township’s Planning Commission set an Aug 31 public hearing on zoning ordinance amendments.", "status_after": "announced", "note_after": "No application filed. The township set a public hearing on zoning amendments for Aug 31, 2026.", "source": "caledonia-pc-2026-08-10", "where": "final minutes", "quote": "Sobeck made a motion to set the public hearing for August 31st at 7 pm", "basis": "primary" }, { "date": "2026-08-31", "kind": "action", "label": "Hearing held; zoning changes approved and sent to the county", "summary": "Caledonia Township’s Planning Commission held its hearing and approved zoning ordinance changes; its minutes say no solar application has been submitted.", "status_after": "announced", "note_after": "No application filed. Planning Commission minutes of Aug 31, 2026: “nothing has been submitted in Caledonia Township at this time.”", "source": "caledonia-pc-2026-08-31", "where": "draft minutes", "quote": "Sobeck made a motion to approve the changes to the Township Zoning Ordinance and move to send it to Alcona County Commissioners.", "also": [ { "source": "caledonia-pc-2026-08-31", "quote": "been submitted in Caledonia Township at this time." } ], "basis": "primary" }, { "date": "2026-09-08", "kind": "action", "label": "Township board approved Ordinance 26-01", "summary": "Caledonia Township’s board approved Ordinance 26-01.", "status_after": "announced", "note_after": "No application filed. The township board approved Ordinance 26-01 on Sept 8, 2026.", "source": "caledonia-board-2026-09-08", "where": "draft minutes, item XIII", "quote": "A Sobeck made a motion to approve Ordinance 26-01.", "basis": "primary" } ], "mw_reported_source": { "source": "consumers-projects-2026-10-02", "quote": "Total Capacity: 117 Megawatts" } }, { "slug": "fiddlehead-solar", "name": "Fiddlehead Solar", "developer": "Hecate Energy Springport Solar, LLC", "type": "solar", "mw": 225, "mw_verified": true, "county": "Eaton and Jackson", "counties": [ "Eaton", "Jackson" ], "townships": [ "Brookfield", "Hamlin", "Springport" ], "status": "at-mpsc", "status_note": "MPSC table status: “Incomplete Application”.", "deciding_body": "Michigan Public Service Commission", "mpsc_case": "U-22041", "tier": "tracker-only", "page": null, "link": { "label": "MPSC siting table, captured Oct 1, 2026", "source": "mpsc-table" }, "docket_url": "https://mi-psc.my.site.com/s/case/500cs00001Tvy4jAAB/in-the-matter-of-the-application-of-hecate-energy-springport-solar-llc-for-a-renewable-energy-or-storage-siting-certificate-to-construct-a-solar-energy-facility", "source": { "source": "mpsc-table", "where": "“Current Siting Applications” table, row U-22041", "row": { "case": "U-22041", "name_applicant": "Fiddlehead Solar; Hecate Energy Springport Solar, LLC", "size_type": "225 MW Solar", "location": "Brookfield, Hamlin, and Springport Townships; Eaton and Jackson Counties", "status": "Incomplete Application" } }, "verified_date": "2026-10-01", "unverified": [ "No filing or decision dates are in the MPSC table; the only dated record is the Oct 1, 2026 capture.", "The MPSC table lists three townships and two counties without saying which township is in which county." ], "events": [ { "date": "2026-10-01", "kind": "snapshot", "label": "MPSC table lists the case as “Incomplete Application”", "summary": "The MPSC’s table of current siting applications listed Fiddlehead Solar as “Incomplete Application”.", "status_after": "at-mpsc", "note_after": "MPSC table status: “Incomplete Application”.", "source": "mpsc-table", "where": "row U-22041", "quote": "Incomplete Application", "basis": "primary" } ] }, { "slug": "glacier-meadows-solar", "name": "Glacier Meadows Solar", "developer": "Ørsted Onshore North America", "type": "solar", "mw": 200, "mw_verified": true, "county": "Lenawee", "counties": [ "Lenawee" ], "townships": [ "Blissfield", "Deerfield" ], "status": "at-mpsc", "status_note": "MPSC table status: “Under Review, Complete Application”.", "deciding_body": "Michigan Public Service Commission", "mpsc_case": "U-22044", "tier": "tracker-only", "page": null, "link": { "label": "MPSC siting table, captured Oct 1, 2026", "source": "mpsc-table" }, "docket_url": "https://mi-psc.my.site.com/s/case/500cs00001VR0IHAA1/in-the-matter-of-the-application-of-glacier-meadows-solar-llc-for-a-renewable-energy-or-storage-siting-certificate-to-construct-a-solar-energy-facility", "source": { "source": "mpsc-table", "where": "“Current Siting Applications” table, row U-22044", "row": { "case": "U-22044", "name_applicant": "Glacier Meadows Solar, Ørsted Onshore North America", "size_type": "200 MW Solar", "location": "Blissfield and Deerfield Townships, Lenawee County", "status": "Under Review, Complete Application" } }, "verified_date": "2026-10-01", "unverified": [ "No filing or decision dates are in the MPSC table; the only dated record is the Oct 1, 2026 capture." ], "events": [ { "date": "2026-10-01", "kind": "snapshot", "label": "MPSC table lists the case as “Under Review, Complete Application”", "summary": "The MPSC’s table of current siting applications listed Glacier Meadows Solar as “Under Review, Complete Application”.", "status_after": "at-mpsc", "note_after": "MPSC table status: “Under Review, Complete Application”.", "source": "mpsc-table", "where": "row U-22044", "quote": "Under Review, Complete Application", "basis": "primary" } ] }, { "slug": "gustin-solar", "name": "Gustin Solar", "developer": "Consumers Energy", "type": "solar", "mw": 335, "mw_verified": true, "mw_note": "241 MWac in Gustin Township plus 94 MWac in Harrisville Township, per the two applications. By decision: 215 approved, 25 denied, 94 under review (the application gives 241 MWac for the Gustin side on its site plan and on p. 237; on p. 1208 it combines the 215 MW approval and the 25 MW addition as 240 MWac).", "mw_sources": [ { "source": "gustin-application", "page": 237, "quote": "Gustin Solar is a proposed 241 MW (AC) solar project" }, { "source": "harrisville-sup-summary", "quote": "94 megawatts alternating current (MWAC)" } ], "county": "Alcona", "counties": [ "Alcona" ], "townships": [ "Gustin", "Harrisville" ], "status": "local-review", "mixed": true, "status_note": "Gustin Township: 215 MW approved Dec 2, 2024; 25 MW addition denied Aug 6, 2026. Harrisville Township: 94 MW under review; the Planning Commission next meets Oct 7, 2026.", "deciding_body": "Gustin Township Planning Commission; Harrisville Township Planning Commission", "mpsc_case": null, "tier": "full-file", "page": "/solar/", "link": { "label": "Open the Gustin Solar file", "href": "/solar/" }, "docket_url": null, "source": { "source": "gustin-pc-2026-08-06", "where": "Gustin Twp. Planning Commission minutes, Aug 6, 2026, p. 4 (posted Sept 7; not yet marked approved)", "quote": "Motion to deny the application because the record does not show that the application meets the required Gustin Township Zoning Ordinance standards" }, "verified_date": "2026-10-03", "unverified": [ "No agenda or notice for the Oct 7, 2026 Harrisville meeting had been posted as of Oct 3, 2026; the date comes from the township’s published schedule.", "The Sept 26, 2025 announcement is taken from the site’s briefing; Consumers Energy’s release is not in the mirror.", "The Dec 2, 2024 and July 13, 2026 minutes are scans; their quotes were checked against OCR text." ], "parts": [ { "id": "gustin-twp", "township": "Gustin", "deciding_body": "Gustin Township Planning Commission", "status_note": "215 MW approved Dec 2, 2024 (as Sapling Solar); 25 MW addition denied Aug 6, 2026. The 2024 approval has not been rescinded in any record we found.", "components": [ { "label": "Approved Dec 2, 2024 (Sapling Solar)", "mw": 215, "status": "approved-locally", "source": "gustin-application", "page": 1207, "quote": "name-plate generation capacity of 215 megawatts alternating current" }, { "label": "Addition denied Aug 6, 2026", "mw": 25, "status": "denied-locally", "source": "gustin-application", "page": 1207, "quote": "Gustin Solar is seeking an approval of an additional 25 MWAC" } ] }, { "id": "harrisville-twp", "township": "Harrisville", "deciding_body": "Harrisville Township Planning Commission", "status_note": "94 MW under review. Application dated June 15, 2026; the Planning Commission next meets Oct 7, 2026.", "components": [ { "label": "Under review in Harrisville Township", "mw": 94, "status": "local-review", "source": "harrisville-sup-summary", "quote": "94 megawatts alternating current (MWAC)" } ] } ], "events": [ { "date": "2024-12-02", "kind": "action", "part": "gustin-twp", "label": "Gustin Twp. Planning Commission approved 215 MW (Sapling Solar)", "summary": "Gustin Township’s Planning Commission granted special land use approval for the 215 MW Sapling Solar project, later part of Gustin Solar.", "status_after": "approved-locally", "note_after": "Gustin Township: 215 MW approved Dec 2, 2024, as Sapling Solar (Ranger Power). Harrisville Township: no application.", "source": "gustin-pc-2024-12-02", "page": 1, "where": "Gustin Twp. special meeting minutes, Dec 2, 2024, p. 1 (scan)", "quote": "215 Megawatt", "also": [ { "source": "gustin-application", "page": 1207, "where": "Consumers Energy application, p. 1207", "quote": "On December 2, 2024, the Gustin Township Planning Commission granted special land use and site plan approval for the Sapling Solar project" }, { "source": "gustin-pc-2024-12-02", "quote": "215 Megawatt" } ], "basis": "primary", "mixed_after": true }, { "date": "2025-09-26", "kind": "action", "label": "Consumers Energy announced Gustin Solar (335 MW)", "summary": "Consumers Energy announced Gustin Solar, 335 MW across Gustin and Harrisville Townships.", "status_after": "approved-locally", "note_after": "Gustin Township: 215 MW approved (Dec 2024). Harrisville Township: announced by Consumers Energy; no application yet.", "source": "site-solar-page", "where": "timeline, Sept 26, 2025", "quote": "Consumers Energy announces Gustin Solar", "basis": "site-page", "mixed_after": true }, { "date": "2026-05-15", "kind": "action", "part": "gustin-twp", "label": "Application for a 25 MW addition (dated May 15, 2026)", "summary": "Consumers Energy’s application to Gustin Township for a 25 MW addition is dated May 15, 2026.", "status_after": "local-review", "mixed_after": true, "note_after": "Gustin Township: 215 MW approved (Dec 2024); a 25 MW addition under review. Harrisville Township: no application yet.", "source": "gustin-application", "page": 1, "where": "cover page", "quote": "May 15, 2026", "basis": "primary" }, { "date": "2026-06-15", "kind": "action", "part": "harrisville-twp", "label": "Application submitted to Harrisville Twp. (letter dated June 15, 2026)", "summary": "Consumers Energy submitted a special land use application to Harrisville Township for its 94 MW part of Gustin Solar.", "status_after": "local-review", "mixed_after": true, "note_after": "Gustin Township: 215 MW approved (Dec 2024); 25 MW addition under review. Harrisville Township: 94 MW under review.", "source": "harrisville-cover-letter", "page": 1, "where": "cover letter, p. 1", "quote": "Consumers Energy is pleased to submit the enclosed application for special land use and site plan approval for Gustin Solar Energy Center", "basis": "primary" }, { "date": "2026-07-13", "kind": "action", "part": "gustin-twp", "label": "Gustin Twp. hearing: motion to approve tabled", "summary": "At Gustin Township’s hearing on the 25 MW addition, a motion to approve with conditions was made and then tabled.", "status_after": "local-review", "mixed_after": true, "note_after": "Gustin Township: 215 MW approved (Dec 2024); motion to approve the 25 MW addition tabled. Harrisville Township: 94 MW under review.", "source": "gustin-pc-2026-07-13", "where": "minutes, p. 7 (scan; OCR)", "quote": "John Schlicker Motion to Table the Open Motion to Approve", "basis": "primary" }, { "date": "2026-08-06", "kind": "action", "part": "gustin-twp", "label": "Gustin Twp. Planning Commission denied the 25 MW addition, 5–0", "summary": "Gustin Township’s Planning Commission denied a 25 MW addition to Gustin Solar; its 2024 approval of 215 MW has not been rescinded in any record we found.", "status_after": "local-review", "mixed_after": true, "note_after": "Gustin Township: 215 MW approved (Dec 2024); 25 MW addition denied Aug 6, 2026. Harrisville Township: 94 MW under review. Outcomes differ by township.", "source": "gustin-pc-2026-08-06", "page": 4, "where": "minutes, p. 4", "quote": "Motion to deny the application because the record does not show that the application meets the required Gustin Township Zoning Ordinance standards", "also": [ { "source": "gustin-pc-2026-08-06", "quote": "Special Land Use Permit-Requested by Consumers Energy, Addition to previous permit." } ], "basis": "primary" }, { "date": "2026-10-07", "kind": "scheduled", "part": "harrisville-twp", "label": "Harrisville Twp. Planning Commission meets, 7 p.m.", "summary": "Harrisville Township’s Planning Commission is scheduled to meet.", "source": "harrisville-zoning-page", "where": "published meeting schedule", "quote": "October 7th, 2026", "place": "Harrisville Township Hall (unless otherwise posted)", "basis": "primary", "checked": "2026-10-03" } ], "status_short": "Gustin Twp. denied a 25 MW addition Aug 6; its 2024 approval of 215 MW has not been rescinded in any record we found. Harrisville next meets Oct 7." }, { "slug": "headland-solar", "name": "Headland Solar", "developer": "Ranger Power", "type": "solar", "mw": 220, "mw_verified": true, "county": "Livingston", "counties": [ "Livingston" ], "townships": [ "Cohoctah", "Conway" ], "status": "at-mpsc", "status_note": "MPSC table status: “Under Review, Complete Application”.", "deciding_body": "Michigan Public Service Commission", "mpsc_case": "U-22004", "tier": "tracker-only", "page": null, "link": { "label": "MPSC siting table, captured Oct 1, 2026", "source": "mpsc-table" }, "docket_url": "https://mi-psc.my.site.com/s/case/500cs00001I3w1OAAR/in-the-matter-of-the-application-of-headland-solar-llc-for-a-renewable-energy-or-storage-siting-certificate-to-construct-a-solar-energy-facility", "source": { "source": "mpsc-table", "where": "“Current Siting Applications” table, row U-22004", "row": { "case": "U-22004", "name_applicant": "Headland Solar, Ranger Power", "size_type": "220 MW Solar", "location": "Cohoctah and Conway Townships, Livingston County", "status": "Under Review, Complete Application" } }, "verified_date": "2026-10-01", "unverified": [ "No filing or decision dates are in the MPSC table; the only dated record is the Oct 1, 2026 capture." ], "events": [ { "date": "2026-10-01", "kind": "snapshot", "label": "MPSC table lists the case as “Under Review, Complete Application”", "summary": "The MPSC’s table of current siting applications listed Headland Solar as “Under Review, Complete Application”.", "status_after": "at-mpsc", "note_after": "MPSC table status: “Under Review, Complete Application”.", "source": "mpsc-table", "where": "row U-22004", "quote": "Under Review, Complete Application", "basis": "primary" } ] }, { "slug": "lakeside-solar", "name": "Lakeside Solar", "developer": "Geronimo Power", "type": "solar+storage", "mw": 150, "mw_verified": true, "county": "Muskegon", "counties": [ "Muskegon" ], "townships": [ "White River" ], "status": "at-mpsc", "status_note": "MPSC table status: “Incomplete Application”.", "deciding_body": "Michigan Public Service Commission", "mpsc_case": "U-22143", "tier": "tracker-only", "page": null, "link": { "label": "MPSC siting table, captured Oct 1, 2026", "source": "mpsc-table" }, "docket_url": "https://mi-psc.my.site.com/s/case/500cs00001yd31UAAQ/in-the-matter-of-the-application-of-lakeside-solar-llc-for-a-certificate-for-the-siting-of-an-energy-facility-in-white-river-township-muskegon-county-pursuant-to-public-act-233-of-2023", "source": { "source": "mpsc-table", "where": "“Current Siting Applications” table, row U-22143", "row": { "case": "U-22143", "name_applicant": "Lakeside Solar, Geronimo Power", "size_type": "150 MW Solar, 150MW/600MWh BESS", "location": "White River Township, Muskegon County", "status": "Incomplete Application" } }, "verified_date": "2026-10-01", "unverified": [ "No filing or decision dates are in the MPSC table; the only dated record is the Oct 1, 2026 capture." ], "events": [ { "date": "2026-10-01", "kind": "snapshot", "label": "MPSC table lists the case as “Incomplete Application”", "summary": "The MPSC’s table of current siting applications listed Lakeside Solar as “Incomplete Application”.", "status_after": "at-mpsc", "note_after": "MPSC table status: “Incomplete Application”.", "source": "mpsc-table", "where": "row U-22143", "quote": "Incomplete Application", "basis": "primary" } ], "storage": { "mw": 150, "mwh": 600 }, "mw_note": "150 MW solar. The table also lists a 150 MW / 600 MWh battery (BESS), which is not added to the MW total." }, { "slug": "logan-solar", "name": "Logan Solar", "developer": "Consumers Energy", "type": "solar", "mw": null, "mw_verified": false, "mw_note": "No MW figure is verified.", "county": "Ogemaw", "counties": [ "Ogemaw" ], "townships": [], "status": "moratorium", "status_note": "Ogemaw County adopted a one-year moratorium on new solar, wind, battery-storage and data-center applications on Aug 27, 2026 (Resolution 26-134). Its effective date, and whether it covers Logan Township, are not yet confirmed.", "deciding_body": "Not confirmed", "mpsc_case": null, "tier": "tracker-only", "page": null, "link": { "label": "Ogemaw County Resolution 26-134", "source": "ogemaw-resolution" }, "docket_url": null, "source": { "source": "ogemaw-resolution", "where": "Ogemaw County Resolution 26-134, p. 1", "quote": "RESOLUTION NUMBER 26-134 ADOPTED AUGUST 27, 2026" }, "verified_date": "2026-10-01", "unverified": [ "MW: no figure is verified.", "Township: the site names Logan Township in connection with the project; no mirrored record gives the project’s location.", "Whether Logan Township is under county zoning, and so covered by the moratorium, is not confirmed.", "The moratorium’s effective date is not confirmed.", "That the project is Consumers Energy’s rests on the site’s projects page only." ], "events": [ { "date": "2026-08-26", "kind": "action", "label": "Ogemaw County Planning Commission hearing on Text Amendment 01-26", "summary": "Ogemaw County’s Planning Commission held a public hearing and recommended a zoning text amendment setting a temporary moratorium.", "status_after": "unknown", "note_after": "A county moratorium on new solar, wind, battery-storage and data-center applications was recommended on Aug 26, 2026, and not yet adopted.", "source": "ogemaw-resolution", "page": 1, "where": "Resolution 26-134, p. 1", "quote": "at a public hearing held on August 26, 2026, the Ogemaw County Planning Commission recommended approval of Text Amendment #01-26", "basis": "primary" }, { "date": "2026-08-27", "kind": "action", "label": "Ogemaw County Board adopted Resolution 26-134 (one-year moratorium)", "summary": "Ogemaw County’s Board of Commissioners adopted a one-year moratorium on new solar, wind, battery-storage and data-center applications.", "status_after": "moratorium", "note_after": "Ogemaw County adopted a one-year moratorium on new solar, wind, battery-storage and data-center applications on Aug 27, 2026 (Resolution 26-134). Its effective date, and whether it covers Logan Township, are not yet confirmed.", "source": "ogemaw-resolution", "page": 1, "where": "Resolution 26-134, p. 1", "quote": "RESOLUTION NUMBER 26-134 ADOPTED AUGUST 27, 2026", "also": [ { "source": "ogemaw-resolution", "quote": "temporary moratorium on the acceptance and/or processing of any applications for Solar Energy Systems" } ], "basis": "primary" } ] }, { "slug": "munro-solar", "name": "Munro Solar", "developer": "Consumers Energy", "type": "solar", "mw": null, "mw_verified": false, "mw_note": "No MW figure is verified.", "county": "Cheboygan", "counties": [ "Cheboygan" ], "townships": [], "status": "unknown", "status_note": "The site’s projects page lists it as “A Consumers Energy project in Cheboygan County. Records collection has begun.” No primary record is mirrored yet.", "deciding_body": "Not confirmed", "mpsc_case": null, "tier": "tracker-only", "page": null, "link": { "label": "Projects page (no primary record yet)", "href": "/projects/" }, "docket_url": null, "source": { "source": "site-projects-page", "where": "“In the pipeline”", "quote": "A Consumers Energy project in Cheboygan County. Records collection has begun." }, "verified_date": "2026-10-01", "unverified": [ "Everything except the name, developer and county as given on the site’s projects page: no primary record is mirrored.", "MW, township, status and deciding body are not verified." ], "events": [ { "date": "2026-10-01", "kind": "snapshot", "label": "Listed on the site’s projects page; no primary record mirrored", "summary": "Munro Solar was listed on the site’s projects page with no primary record mirrored.", "status_after": "unknown", "note_after": "No primary record is mirrored yet.", "source": "site-projects-page", "where": "“In the pipeline”", "quote": "A Consumers Energy project in Cheboygan County. Records collection has begun.", "basis": "site-page" } ] }, { "slug": "otisville-solar", "name": "Otisville Solar", "developer": "EDF", "type": "solar", "mw": 125, "mw_verified": true, "county": "Genesee", "counties": [ "Genesee" ], "townships": [ "Forest", "Thetford" ], "status": "at-mpsc", "status_note": "MPSC table status: “Under Review, Complete Application”.", "deciding_body": "Michigan Public Service Commission", "mpsc_case": "U-21956", "tier": "tracker-only", "page": null, "link": { "label": "MPSC siting table, captured Oct 1, 2026", "source": "mpsc-table" }, "docket_url": "https://mi-psc.my.site.com/s/case/500cs00000shfqRAAQ/in-the-matter-of-the-application-of-otisville-pv-i-llc-for-renewable-energy-or-storage-siting-certificate-to-construct-a-solar-energy-facility", "source": { "source": "mpsc-table", "where": "“Current Siting Applications” table, row U-21956", "row": { "case": "U-21956", "name_applicant": "Otisville Solar, EDF", "size_type": "125 MW Solar", "location": "Forest and Thetford Townships, Genesee County", "status": "Under Review, Complete Application" } }, "verified_date": "2026-10-01", "unverified": [ "No filing or decision dates are in the MPSC table; the only dated record is the Oct 1, 2026 capture." ], "events": [ { "date": "2026-10-01", "kind": "snapshot", "label": "MPSC table lists the case as “Under Review, Complete Application”", "summary": "The MPSC’s table of current siting applications listed Otisville Solar as “Under Review, Complete Application”.", "status_after": "at-mpsc", "note_after": "MPSC table status: “Under Review, Complete Application”.", "source": "mpsc-table", "where": "row U-21956", "quote": "Under Review, Complete Application", "basis": "primary" } ] }, { "slug": "riverbend-wind", "name": "Riverbend Wind", "developer": "REV Renewables", "type": "wind", "mw": 300, "mw_verified": true, "county": "Sanilac", "counties": [ "Sanilac" ], "townships": [ "Elk", "Fremont", "Speaker" ], "status": "at-mpsc", "status_note": "MPSC table status: “Under Review, Complete Application”.", "deciding_body": "Michigan Public Service Commission", "mpsc_case": "U-22036", "tier": "tracker-only", "page": null, "link": { "label": "MPSC siting table, captured Oct 1, 2026", "source": "mpsc-table" }, "docket_url": "https://mi-psc.my.site.com/s/case/500cs00001Q59eMAAR/in-the-matter-of-the-application-of-mi-energy-developments-llc-for-a-certificate-for-the-siting-of-a-wind-energy-facility-in-fremont-township-speaker-township-and-elk-township-in-sanilac-county-pursuant-to-public-act-233-of-2023", "source": { "source": "mpsc-table", "where": "“Current Siting Applications” table, row U-22036", "row": { "case": "U-22036", "name_applicant": "Riverbend Wind, REV Renewables", "size_type": "300 MW Wind", "location": "Elk, Fremont, and Speaker Townships; Sanilac County", "status": "Under Review, Complete Application" } }, "verified_date": "2026-10-01", "unverified": [ "No filing or decision dates are in the MPSC table; the only dated record is the Oct 1, 2026 capture." ], "events": [ { "date": "2026-10-01", "kind": "snapshot", "label": "MPSC table lists the case as “Under Review, Complete Application”", "summary": "The MPSC’s table of current siting applications listed Riverbend Wind as “Under Review, Complete Application”.", "status_after": "at-mpsc", "note_after": "MPSC table status: “Under Review, Complete Application”.", "source": "mpsc-table", "where": "row U-22036", "quote": "Under Review, Complete Application", "basis": "primary" } ], "developer_note": "The MPSC docket link in the table names MI Energy Developments LLC as the applicant." }, { "slug": "rouget-road-solar", "name": "Rouget Road Solar", "developer": "RWE", "type": "solar", "mw": 175, "mw_verified": true, "county": "Lenawee", "counties": [ "Lenawee" ], "townships": [ "Palmyra" ], "status": "at-mpsc", "status_note": "MPSC table status: “Under Review”.", "deciding_body": "Michigan Public Service Commission", "mpsc_case": "U-22003", "tier": "tracker-only", "page": null, "link": { "label": "MPSC siting table, captured Oct 1, 2026", "source": "mpsc-table" }, "docket_url": "https://mi-psc.my.site.com/s/case/500cs00001I3dl8AAB/in-the-matter-of-the-application-of-rouget-road-solar-farm-llc-for-a-renewable-energy-or-storage-siting-certificate-to-construct-a-solar-energy-facility", "source": { "source": "mpsc-table", "where": "“Current Siting Applications” table, row U-22003", "row": { "case": "U-22003", "name_applicant": "Rouget Road Solar, RWE", "size_type": "175 MW Solar", "location": "Palmyra Township, Lenawee County", "status": "Under Review" } }, "verified_date": "2026-10-01", "unverified": [ "No filing or decision dates are in the MPSC table; the only dated record is the Oct 1, 2026 capture." ], "events": [ { "date": "2026-10-01", "kind": "snapshot", "label": "MPSC table lists the case as “Under Review”", "summary": "The MPSC’s table of current siting applications listed Rouget Road Solar as “Under Review”.", "status_after": "at-mpsc", "note_after": "MPSC table status: “Under Review”.", "source": "mpsc-table", "where": "row U-22003", "quote": "Under Review", "basis": "primary" } ] }, { "slug": "silver-maple-solar", "name": "Silver Maple Solar", "developer": "RWE", "type": "solar", "mw": 200, "mw_verified": true, "county": "Ottawa", "counties": [ "Ottawa" ], "townships": [ "Jamestown", "Zeeland" ], "status": "at-mpsc", "status_note": "MPSC table status: “Under Review”.", "deciding_body": "Michigan Public Service Commission", "mpsc_case": "U-22071", "tier": "tracker-only", "page": null, "link": { "label": "MPSC siting table, captured Oct 1, 2026", "source": "mpsc-table" }, "docket_url": "https://mi-psc.my.site.com/s/case/500cs00001eFDOqAAO/in-the-matter-of-the-application-of-silver-maple-pv-llc-for-a-renewable-energy-or-storage-siting-certificate-to-construct-a-solar-energy-facility", "source": { "source": "mpsc-table", "where": "“Current Siting Applications” table, row U-22071", "row": { "case": "U-22071", "name_applicant": "Silver Maple Solar, RWE", "size_type": "200 MW Solar", "location": "Jamestown and Zeeland Townships, Ottawa County", "status": "Under Review" } }, "verified_date": "2026-10-01", "unverified": [ "No filing or decision dates are in the MPSC table; the only dated record is the Oct 1, 2026 capture." ], "events": [ { "date": "2026-10-01", "kind": "snapshot", "label": "MPSC table lists the case as “Under Review”", "summary": "The MPSC’s table of current siting applications listed Silver Maple Solar as “Under Review”.", "status_after": "at-mpsc", "note_after": "MPSC table status: “Under Review”.", "source": "mpsc-table", "where": "row U-22071", "quote": "Under Review", "basis": "primary" } ] }, { "slug": "walker-road-solar", "name": "Walker Road Solar", "developer": "RWE", "type": "solar", "mw": 150, "mw_verified": true, "county": "Clinton", "counties": [ "Clinton" ], "townships": [ "Bingham" ], "status": "withdrawn", "status_note": "MPSC table status: “Application withdrawn”.", "deciding_body": "Michigan Public Service Commission", "mpsc_case": "U-22130", "tier": "tracker-only", "page": null, "link": { "label": "MPSC siting table, captured Oct 1, 2026", "source": "mpsc-table" }, "docket_url": "https://mi-psc.my.site.com/s/case/500cs00001pjjmHAAQ/in-the-matter-of-the-application-of-walker-road-solar-farm-llc-for-a-renewable-energy-or-storage-siting-certificate-to-construct-a-solar-energy-facility", "source": { "source": "mpsc-table", "where": "“Current Siting Applications” table, row U-22130", "row": { "case": "U-22130", "name_applicant": "Walker Road Solar, RWE", "size_type": "150 MW Solar", "location": "Bingham Township, Clinton County", "status": "Application withdrawn" } }, "verified_date": "2026-10-01", "unverified": [ "No filing or decision dates are in the MPSC table; the only dated record is the Oct 1, 2026 capture." ], "events": [ { "date": "2026-10-01", "kind": "snapshot", "label": "MPSC table lists the case as “Application withdrawn”", "summary": "The MPSC’s table of current siting applications listed Walker Road Solar as “Application withdrawn”.", "status_after": "withdrawn", "note_after": "MPSC table status: “Application withdrawn”.", "source": "mpsc-table", "where": "row U-22130", "quote": "Application withdrawn", "basis": "primary" } ] }, { "slug": "washtenaw-solar-energy", "name": "Washtenaw Solar Energy", "developer": "Invenergy", "type": "solar", "mw": 150, "mw_verified": true, "county": "Washtenaw", "counties": [ "Washtenaw" ], "townships": [ "Saline" ], "status": "at-mpsc", "status_note": "MPSC table status: “Under Review, Complete Application”.", "deciding_body": "Michigan Public Service Commission", "mpsc_case": "U-21962", "tier": "tracker-only", "page": null, "link": { "label": "MPSC siting table, captured Oct 1, 2026", "source": "mpsc-table" }, "docket_url": "https://mi-psc.my.site.com/s/case/500cs00000vIRiYAAW/in-the-matter-of-the-application-of-washtenaw-solar-energy-llc-for-approval-of-a-certificate-for-siting-a-solar-energy-facility-in-saline-township-washtenaw-county", "source": { "source": "mpsc-table", "where": "“Current Siting Applications” table, row U-21962", "row": { "case": "U-21962", "name_applicant": "Washtenaw Solar Energy, Invenergy", "size_type": "150 MW Solar", "location": "Saline Township, Washtenaw County", "status": "Under Review, Complete Application" } }, "verified_date": "2026-10-01", "unverified": [ "No filing or decision dates are in the MPSC table; the only dated record is the Oct 1, 2026 capture." ], "events": [ { "date": "2026-10-01", "kind": "snapshot", "label": "MPSC table lists the case as “Under Review, Complete Application”", "summary": "The MPSC’s table of current siting applications listed Washtenaw Solar Energy as “Under Review, Complete Application”.", "status_after": "at-mpsc", "note_after": "MPSC table status: “Under Review, Complete Application”.", "source": "mpsc-table", "where": "row U-21962", "quote": "Under Review, Complete Application", "basis": "primary" } ] } ], "lead": "gustin-solar" }