Karn Solar Energy Center — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 67998
- Capacity
- 80 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Under construction
- Location
- Bay, MI
- Operating Since
- —
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Consumers Energy Co - (MI)
- Parent Company
- Consumers Energy
- Balancing Authority
- Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
- ISO/RTO
- MISO
- NERC Region
- RFC
Karn Solar Energy Center
Under constructionSolarGEM: construction
Ranked #24 of 85 Solar plants in MI#886 of 7447 nationally
80 MW Solar under construction in Bay, MI — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
EIAGEM
80 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
—
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
35.4042, -101.5251
County
Bay, MI
Nearby Plants
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- Eastridge Wind ProjectWind10.4 MW · 6.6 km
- PantexWind11.5 MW · 9.1 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Consumers Energy Co - (MI) | Consumers Energy Co | — |
| Owner(s) | Consumers Energy Co - (MI) | Consumers Energy | — |
| Status | Under construction | construction | — |
Ownership Chain
About
The Karn Solar Energy Center is an 80 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Bay County, Michigan. The plant, which utilizes fixed-tilt solar tracking technology, is owned and operated by Consumers Energy. It is the 23rd largest power plant in Michigan out of 84 total plants, and ranks 745th nationally out of 7108 plants. The plant's primary fuel source is solar energy.
The Karn Solar Energy Center operates within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) balancing authority and the ReliabilityFirst Corporation (RFC) NERC region. There is news coverage of the plant, with 10 news articles mentioning the plant. These articles are categorized as industry-related (5 articles), regulatory (3 articles), and hazards (2 articles).
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
RFC
Balancing Authority
Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
Grid Voltage
12.47 kV
Regulatory Status
RE
Entity Type
Investor-Owned Utility
Sector
Electric Utility
Generation
No generation data available for this plant.
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Karn Unit #1 and #2 Substation · 138 kV
Substation Distance
0 km
Operator
Consumers Energy
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
MISO
LMP Node
CONS.KARN3
Pricing Hub
MICHIGAN.HUB
Location Type
Generation Node
Node Source
Curated node match
News & Articles (10)Beta
Regulatory·federal policy
Consumers Energy Company; Notice of Staff Protest to Compliance Filing
Federal Register (FERC)·Yesterday
Regulatory·state puc
Consumers Energy to seek approval for 2 natural gas plants amid data center proposals
Michigan's second-biggest utility will ask regulators for permission to add two new natural gas plants to generate additional power.
Consumers Energy (operator)Michigan (other)
Crain's Detroit Business·2 days ago
Regulatory·state puc
Consumers Energy wants to build 2 new gas power plants, scale up clean energy
JACKSON, MI - Later this year, Consumers Energy will pitch state regulators on a plan to build two new power plants burning natural gas...
Consumers Energy (operator)JACKSON (other)
MLive.com·2 weeks ago
Industry·corporate
Consumers Energy plans to build natural gas plants and renewables
Consumers Energy plans to build natural gas plants in Bay and Genesee counties as well as expand its renewable energy portfolio in the...
Consumers Energy (operator)Bay (other)
The Detroit News·2 weeks ago
Last updated 2026-03-25
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