Every project. Every record. Every community.
Utility-scale energy projects are arriving in Michigan's townships faster than most residents can track them — and the law that decides who approves them changed in 2023. Each file below is built the same way: the primary records mirrored verbatim with integrity fingerprints, a source-checked briefing, and both sides quoted in their own words. No position taken; the record speaks.
Open files
Gustin Solar
Consumers Energy's 335 MW proposal across Gustin & Harrisville Townships — the briefing, the opposition letter fact-checked, and the decision pathway.
New · Alcona CountyCaledonia Solar
The other Consumers Energy project in Alcona County — 115 MW near Hubbard Lake that almost nobody is talking about yet.
Statewide explainerThe Law — PA 233
Who wrote the siting law, who voted for it — three party-line roll calls verified in the journals — and the Supreme Court fight over what's left of local control.
The archiveThe Records
Every primary document, mirrored as filed, each with a SHA-256 fingerprint. New filings land automatically, usually within hours.
The newsletterThe Sunrise Side Dispatch
Written when there's something worth knowing — decisions, rulings, new records. No schedule, no noise. Sign up on the support page.
Live · Public roomThe Wall
One room. Free speech. Post once — it stays. No edits, no deletions. Anonymous or named. Rank what matters.
In the pipeline
Logan Solar
Consumers Energy, 145 MW. Records collection has begun; the file opens once the dossier is verified.
Munro Solar
Consumers Energy, 92 MW. Records collection has begun.
Your community?
A project arriving near you that deserves the open-file treatment? Tell us on the support page's signup form — note your township in the message.