Consumers Energy has opened its third solar power plant, Cadillac Solar Gardens.
Located in Michigan, the Cadillac Solar Gardens site is a repurposed brownfield land with a manufacturing history that dates to the late 1800s. Before the solar power plant, the site had been vacant for more than 30 years after the closure of an auto manufacturer.
The plant will generate nearly half a megawatt of electricity, enough to power as many as 100 homes at a time. The site has 1,752 panels and includes a battery storage system.
The opening of the new plant in line with the company’s clean energy plan, which proposes to use nearly 8,000 megawatts of solar energy by 2040, end the use of coal by 2025 and achieve net-zero carbon emissions.
“Cadillac Solar Gardens represents yet another bold step in our efforts to lead the clean energy transformation,” said Lauren Youngdahl Snyder, vice president for customer experience at Consumers Energy. “As Consumers Energy's
