Comprising 56 Vestas 1.8 MW wind turbines the project is expected to commence commercial operations in October 2012.

Outland’s Business Development Manager Don Gibson said, "With experience providing services for more than 1,350 MW of operating wind assets, Outland is confident in our ability to optimize the performance of Consumers’ Lake Winds Energy Project."

Principal subsidiary of CMS Energy Corporation, Consumers provides electrical and natural gas services to over six million customers in the lower peninsular region of Michigan.