Calhoun County Solar Project

OperatingSolar

Ranked #16 of 85 Solar plants in MI#627 of 7447 nationally

125 MW Solar operating in Calhoun, MI — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..

EIAGEM

125 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Solar Photovoltaic

Technology

2025

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

42.2540, -84.8130

County

Calhoun, MI

Nearby Plants

The Andersons Albion Ethanol LLC
Natural Gas10.1 MW · 2.0 km
River Fork Solar, LLC
Solar149 MW · 5.6 km
Shipsterns Solar, LLC
Solar20 MW · 6.8 km

Ownership & Operator

Owner data does not fully agree across sources.

EIA typically reports the operating utility, while GEM resolves to the financial owner or parent corporation. Both can be correct.

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	AES Clean Energy	Ranger Power	—
Owner(s)	AES Clean Energy	Ranger Power [100%]	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

GEM identifies the owner as Ranger Power [100%]

This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.

About

The Calhoun County Solar Project is a 125 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Calhoun County, Michigan. The plant began operating in 2025 and is owned and operated by AES Clean Energy. It utilizes fixed-tilt solar tracking technology. The plant is interconnected to the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) grid and falls within the ReliabilityFirst Corporation (RFC) NERC region.

In its latest year of operation, the Calhoun County Solar Project generated 217,429 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 23.7%. The facility consists of a single generator. Based on capacity, the plant ranks as the 16th largest solar facility in Michigan out of 21, and 477th nationally out of 639.

Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources

EIA Plant Profile Global Energy Monitor

Engineering & Generators

Grid Context

NERC Region

RFC

Balancing Authority

Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..

Grid Voltage

138 kV

Regulatory Status

Entity Type

Independent Power Producer

Sector

IPP Non-CHP

Generation

8.1K MWh

Latest Month

217.4K MWh

Annual Generation

23.7%

Capacity Factor

Financial Data

No financial data available for this plant.

Pricing & Market Data

HIGH confidence

Point of Interconnection

Nearest Substation

Ethanol Substation · 46 kV

Substation Distance

< 10 km

Operator

Consumers Energy

Coord Source

OSM spatial

Market Position

ISO/RTO Market

MISO

LMP Node

—

Pricing Hub

MICHIGAN.HUB

Node Source

OSM spatial match

Substation identified. Node ID not yet resolved against ISO roster.

Calhoun SubstationSubstation

Foundry SubstationSubstation

News & Articles (10)Beta

Industry·construction

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EGLE (regulator)

State of Michigan (.gov)·6 months ago

Regulatory·state puc

Michigan Awards $8.1M for Solar Projects

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Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (regulator)

The Well News·11 months ago