New PPAs for 240 Megawatts of Renewable Energy

by Bruce Goodman

Consumers Energy has obtained the approval of four power purchase agreements from the Michigan Public Service Commission. The 20- year contracts are for projects with:

•  John Deere Wind Energy for a 90 MW wind project in Sanilac County.
• John Deere Wind Energy for a 59.4 MW wind project in Huron County.
• John Deere Wind Energy and Great Lakes Wind LLC for a 81 MW wind project in Lenawee County.
• Waste Management Renewable Energy for a 12.8 MW landfill gas project in Macomb County.

When the 243.2 MW of renewable energy is on line in 2012, more than 6.2 percent of the utility’s demand will be served by renewable energy generation.