Cheboygan County residents sue to stop 1,700-acre solar power plant

Cheboygan County residents sue to stop 1,700-acre solar power plant

Cheboygan County residents tried to tell local officials they’re not interested in EDP Renewables’ 1,700-acre Northern Waters Solar Park, but they approved the project anyway. Nineteen residents are now suing the company and the county in the 53rd Circuit Court, asking a judge to halt construction because they allege it violates their constitutional rights. The lawsuit also challenges a solar siting law enacted by the state’s Democratic trifecta…