Judge revokes 810-acre solar power plant permit in Cheboygan County

Judge revokes 810-acre solar power plant permit in Cheboygan County

In a rural corner of northern Michigan, a judge has handed local residents a hard-won victory against a massive solar development that threatened to reshape their quiet township. Granted a special use permit, EDP Renewables’ Northern Waters Solar plant was pitched as a means of generating enough power for the equivalent of more than 30,000 homes, or about 110 megawatts, with construction approved for 2027. Only, for every megawatt promised, abou…