The Records · Gustin Solar Energy Center
Every primary document in the Gustin Solar dispute, mirrored here as retrieved on August 7, 2026 — 31 public records, 174 MB. No summaries required: this is the same file the Planning Commission has. Our briefing is the guided tour; this page is the source of truth.
SLUP Cover Letter (143 KB)
Consumers Energy's cover letter submitting the Special Land Use Permit application to Harrisville Township.
Consumers Energy · June 2026 · retrieved 2026-08-07 from https://harrisvilletownship.com/zoning/
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Special Use Permit Summary (694 KB)
The application's own summary of the project: capacity, acreage, components, and how it claims to meet each ordinance standard.
Consumers Energy · June 2026 · retrieved 2026-08-07 from https://harrisvilletownship.com/zoning/
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Exhibit A — Landowner Documents (7.9 MB)
Easement and participation documents for the ten parcels enrolled in the Harrisville Township portion.
Consumers Energy · June 2026 · retrieved 2026-08-07 from https://harrisvilletownship.com/zoning/
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Exhibit B — Site Plan (129.7 MB)
Full engineering site plan: array layout, setbacks, cable routes, roads, fencing. The largest and most detailed document in the file.
Consumers Energy · June 2026 · retrieved 2026-08-07 from https://harrisvilletownship.com/zoning/
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Exhibit C — Glare Study (4.1 MB)
The disputed glare analysis. The opposition letter's strongest technical critique targets this study's 5.5-ft panel-height assumption.
Burns & McDonnell for Consumers Energy · June 2026 · retrieved 2026-08-07 from https://harrisvilletownship.com/zoning/
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Exhibit D — Operations & Maintenance Plan (548 KB)
How the facility would be operated, inspected, and maintained over its 30-year term.
Consumers Energy · June 2026 · retrieved 2026-08-07 from https://harrisvilletownship.com/zoning/
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Exhibit E — Emergency Response Plan (778 KB)
Fire, spill, and emergency procedures for the solar station.
Consumers Energy · Aug 2025 / June 2026 · retrieved 2026-08-07 from https://harrisvilletownship.com/zoning/
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Exhibit F — Preconstruction Sound Study (12.7 MB)
The noise model for 25 inverter/transformer sources — the study whose 5-ft receptor height the opposition letter contests.
Burns & McDonnell for Consumers Energy · June 2026 · retrieved 2026-08-07 from https://harrisvilletownship.com/zoning/
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Exhibit G — Decommissioning Plan (5.3 MB)
What removal and site restoration would involve after the project's life, and its cost basis.
Black & Veatch for Consumers Energy · June 2026 · retrieved 2026-08-07 from https://harrisvilletownship.com/zoning/
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Letter — Preemption of Local Groundwater Regulation (117 KB)
The developer-side letter arguing Michigan law preempts township groundwater requirements — the legal fight in miniature, already in the file.
Consumers Energy counsel · June 2026 · retrieved 2026-08-07 from https://harrisvilletownship.com/zoning/
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Grobbel Comment Letter (fact-checked in our briefing) (6.9 MB)
The 26-page public comment urging denial: ten findings on wetlands, glare, noise, and the missing master plan. Read alongside our claim-by-claim fact-check.
Grobbel Environmental & Planning Associates · July 26, 2026 · retrieved 2026-08-07 from Public comment to Harrisville Township
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Gustin Solar Report Harrisville Final 072926 (433 KB) NEW
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harrisvilletownship.com · retrieved 2026-08-12 from harrisvilletownship.com
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Gustin Solar Grobbel 7 26 26 (48.4 MB) NEW
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harrisvilletownship.com · retrieved 2026-08-12 from harrisvilletownship.com
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Harrisville Township Zoning Ordinance (1.0 MB)
The comprehensive May 2025 rewrite — the ordinance this application is judged against.
Harrisville Township · May 14, 2025 · retrieved 2026-08-07 from https://harrisvilletownship.com/zoning/
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Zoning Ordinance Update (122 KB)
December 2025 amendments to the rewritten ordinance.
Harrisville Township · Dec 2025 · retrieved 2026-08-07 from https://harrisvilletownship.com/zoning/
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Solar Ordinance 2-2023 (282 KB)
The township's original solar-specific zoning amendment, adopted before Gustin Solar surfaced.
Harrisville Township · 2023 · retrieved 2026-08-07 from https://harrisvilletownship.com/zoning/
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Township Zoning Map (620 KB)
The zoning map (effective Feb 14, 2014) showing the Agricultural district where all ten parcels sit.
Harrisville Township · 2014 · retrieved 2026-08-07 from https://harrisvilletownship.com/zoning/
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Public Act 233 of 2023 (full text) (199 KB)
The law that changes everything: MPSC siting authority for solar ≥50 MW, the CREO rules, and the state default standards.
Michigan Legislature · Nov 2023 · retrieved 2026-08-07 from https://www.legislature.mi.gov/
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MPSC Act 233 Filing Requirements (619 KB)
How a developer actually files at the Public Service Commission if local review fails or is bypassed.
Michigan Public Service Commission · 2024 · retrieved 2026-08-07 from https://www.michigan.gov/mpsc/
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Sapling Solar — Application Narrative (505 KB)
Ranger Power's original 215 MW proposal in Gustin Township (Oct 2024), later absorbed into Gustin Solar.
Ranger Power · Oct 2024 · retrieved 2026-08-07 from gustintwp.com (mirrored by alconaconservatives.com)
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Sapling Solar — Local Permitting & Benefits (993 KB)
The predecessor project's community-benefits pitch, including the >$12M lifetime tax revenue claim.
Ranger Power · Oct 2024 · retrieved 2026-08-07 from https://gustintwp.com/
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Meeting Approved Minutes 7 14 26 (454 KB) NEW
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caledoniatwp.net · retrieved 2026-08-18 from caledoniatwp.net
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Meeting Draft Minutes 8 11 26 (102 KB) NEW
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caledoniatwp.net · retrieved 2026-08-18 from caledoniatwp.net
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8.2026 Bills To Be Paid (43 KB) NEW
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caledoniatwp.net · retrieved 2026-08-18 from caledoniatwp.net
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Meeting Approved Minutes 5 13 25 1 (480 KB) NEW
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caledoniatwp.net · retrieved 2026-08-13 from caledoniatwp.net
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Meeting Approved Minutes 4 8 25 1 (481 KB) NEW
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caledoniatwp.net · retrieved 2026-08-13 from caledoniatwp.net
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July 2026 (17 KB) NEW
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caledoniatwp.net · retrieved 2026-08-08 from caledoniatwp.net
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Gustin Twp. Planning Commission — Aug 6 Meeting Minutes (pending)
The record of last night's meeting on "final action" for the Gustin Solar application — the single most consequential document in the pipeline.
Projected: mid-to-late August 2026 (minutes are typically approved at the following meeting). This page updates automatically when it publishes.
Harrisville Twp. Planning Commission — Agenda & Minutes (pending)
The Harrisville side of the application: its commission meets the first Wednesday of even months — next regular session October 7, 2026.
Projected: agenda late September; minutes mid-October 2026. Auto-added on publication.
Michigan Supreme Court — Order on Leave to Appeal (MSC 170249) (pending)
Whether the state's top court will take the PA 233 local-control fight — the ruling that defines how much say townships keep.
Projected: fall 2026 (leave decisions commonly take 3–6 months). Auto-added when the court posts an order.
Court of Appeals Opinion — In re Implementing Provisions of PA 233 (Almer Twp. v. MPSC) (553 KB)
The published May 7, 2026 opinion (with its May 14 amending order, page 1) that largely upheld MPSC siting authority while restoring broader CREO eligibility. Affirmed in part, reversed in part, remanded. COA No. 373259.
Michigan Court of Appeals · May 7, 2026 · retrieved 2026-08-07 from courts.michigan.gov
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Court of Appeals Order — Preliminary Injunction Denied (270 KB)
The January 14, 2025 order refusing to pause the MPSC's PA 233 process while the townships' challenge proceeded.
Michigan Court of Appeals · Jan 14, 2025 · retrieved 2026-08-07 from courts.michigan.gov
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Gustin Township Battery Energy Storage Systems Ordinance No 1 Of 2025 Website (4.7 MB) NEW
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gustintwp.gov · retrieved 2026-08-15 from gustintwp.gov
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Gustin Twp. Planning Commission — Notice for the Aug 6, 2026 Meeting (35 KB)
Notice relocating the meeting to The Sunrise Center (Lincoln) for expected crowds — agenda: un-table and potentially take FINAL ACTION on the Gustin Solar special land use application.
Gustin Township · Aug 2026 · retrieved 2026-08-07 from gustintwp.gov
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What is not mirrored: news coverage (Alpena News, Bridge Michigan, WMUK and others) remains copyrighted — the briefing links and quotes it instead. The Michigan Supreme Court leave application (MSC No. 170249, filed June 18, 2026, pending) is not publicly posted by the courts. The outcome of Gustin Township’s August 6 meeting will be added when minutes publish.