Consumers Energy breaks ground on 30-acre, 5,000-panel solar garden in Jackson County

Consumers Energy breaks ground on 30-acre, 5,000-panel solar garden in Jackson County

BLACKMAN TOWNSHIP, MI – Work to build a 30-acre, 2.5-megawatt solar array for Consumers Energy is underway in Jackson County.

Consumers Energy Breaks Ground on Blackman Solar Gardens Site Near Jackson - PressReach

30-acre site will generate up to 2.5 megawatts of electricity for customers BLACKMAN TOWNSHIP, Mich., May 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — During a ceremonial groundbreaking event today featuring local elected officials, Consumers Energy representatives and representatives from construction contractor Kokosing, celebrated the beginning of site work and construction on our Blackman Solar Gardens solar project, which is slated to start generating electricit…

Solar Array to Be Installed on Ivy Landfill Cap

Construction is underway on a 13.5-acre solar array that will be installed atop the capped landfill at the Ivy Materials Utilization Center on Dick Woods Road near Crozet. Dominion Energy is leasing the acreage from the Rivanna Solid Waste Authority (RSWA)—the local entity responsible for monitoring and remediation of the landfill, which closed in 1998. Sun Tribe Solar is providing the engineering on the site and installing the 7,224 solar panels