Consumers Energy has started commercial operations at the 150MW Gratiot Farms wind project in the US state of Michigan.
The 60-turbine wind farm was acquired by Consumers from Enel Green Power America, which started the development of the project.
Consumers Energy took ownership and responsibility for completing construction of the $260m project in September 2019.
Approximately 250 workers were employed during the construction of Gratiot Farms, while a 10-person team will operate the facility from a newly-established service centre in Middleton, scheduled to be completed by late February.
Consumers Energy vice president of enterprise project management, engineering and services Dennis Dobbs said: “We are excited to have completed construction and bring Gratiot Farms online to serve customers.
“Each kilowatt we generate from renewable sources such as the wind gets us closer to our Clean Energy Plan goal of a net-zero carbon energy future.
“We are committed to be good neighbours in Gratiot County, where our project is providing substantial local tax revenue and well-paying jobs.”
Gratiot Farms joins the Lake Winds project in Mason County and Cross Winds development in Tuscola County as wind energy projects Consumers Energy owns and operates.
The three projects produce enough clean, renewable energy to power about 185,600 residents.