The agreements support Consumers Energy’s Balanced Energy Initiative, which is a 20-year plan to meet the needs of its 1.8 million electric customers with a balanced energy portfolio, including energy efficiency, renewable energy and customer demand management.
Jennifer Granholm, governor of Michigan, said: “Consumers Energy’s agreements to purchase power from four new renewable energy projects in Michigan are another step forward to a clean energy economy.
“These projects will help power Michigan homes and businesses, build markets for our growing wind manufacturing industry and create jobs.”
The power purchase agreements are for 20 years and have been submitted for approval to the Michigan Public Service Commission.
The new renewable energy projects include Michigan Wind 2 farm in Sanilac County and Harvest II Windfarm project in Huron County, both to be developed by John Deere Wind Energy; Blissfield Wind Energy project to be developed by John Deere Wind Energy and Great Lakes Wind in Lenawee County; and a landfill gas electric generation facility to be developed by Waste Management Renewable Energy in Macomb County.
John Russell, president and CEO of Consumers Energy, said: “We will continue to work with the Michigan Public Service Commission on moving forward with a balanced energy supply to serve our customers and benefit the environment.”
The power purchase agreements support Consumers Energy’s plan to increase its renewable energy supply portfolio to 10% by 2015 to meet the requirements of Michigan’s energy reform law, the company said.
