A 250-megawatt solar project is now online in Michigan, located on 1,900 acres of land at the Musgrove Resource Recovery Center, which includes a wastewater treatment facility, landfill, and other environmental sites.

Muskegon Solar is Consumers Energy's largest solar energy project.

"Consumers Energy is building the power grid of the future to serve homes and businesses in Michigan. Muskegon Solar is an example of the reliable and cost-effective projects we are creating to ensure we continue to meet our customers' needs," said Sri Maddipati, president of electric supply at Consumers Energy.

Burns & McDonnell served as the EPC contractor for this project, which features First Solar Series 7 modules, Array Technology trackers, Siemens Gamesa inverters, and cable management tools from Shoals Technologies Group and CAB Solar.

"This project showcases the skills and dedication of local male and female workers, and we are proud to collaborate with Consumers Energy on this landmark project for the region," said Chad Cotter, Vice President of Burns & McDonnell's Construction Group.

The project includes approximately 0.75 miles of new high-voltage transmission lines to connect the facility to the existing grid infrastructure. A dedicated open-air 34.5/138 kV collection substation is equipped with a main power transformer (MPT) to step up the power generation to 138 kV dead tank circuit breakers and continue the connection to a single access structure for interconnection. The Burns & McDonnell team also designed a 20-foot by 40-foot control box to accommodate all relay, protection, and control systems. A new single-circuit 138 kV transmission line, approximately half a mile long, is designed to connect the collection substation and the remote interconnection switch station.