Liberty Solar Energy Center — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 68744
- Capacity
- 220 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Under construction
- Location
- Kalamazoo, 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
Liberty Solar Energy Center
Under constructionSolarGEM: construction
Ranked #3 of 85 Solar plants in MI#291 of 7447 nationally
220 MW Solar under construction in Kalamazoo, MI — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
EIAGEM
220 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
—
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
42.3631, -85.4740
County
Kalamazoo, MI
Nearby Plants
- Kalamazoo River Generating StationNatural Gas77.4 MW · 9.2 km
- Western Michigan University Power PlantNatural Gas16.7 MW · 14.3 km
- Parkview BatteryBESS1.1 MW · 18.4 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
Liberty Solar Energy Center is a 220 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Kalamazoo County, Michigan. The plant is owned and operated by Consumers Energy. It utilizes a fixed-tilt solar tracking system. As of the current rankings, it is the third-largest solar plant in Michigan out of 21, and the 181st-largest in the United States out of 639.
The plant consists of a single generator. Liberty Solar Energy Center operates within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) balancing authority, and is within the ReliabilityFirst Corporation (RFC) NERC region. The plant has been the subject of 10 news articles, with 6 focused on industry topics and 4 on regulatory matters.
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
138 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
MEDIUM confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Richland 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.
Twilight SubstationSubstation
Yorkville SubstationSubstation
News & Articles (10)Beta
Regulatory·state puc
Consumers Energy Company; Notice of Staff Protest to Compliance Filing
Consumers Energy Company (other)
Federal Register (FERC)·Yesterday
Industry·corporate
A Tale Of Two Michigans — Solar vs. Data Center Battle Intensifies
People in rural Michigan are celebrating the defeat of a proposed solar farm that would power an Oracle data center.
Oracle (other)
CleanTechnica·3 months ago
Regulatory·state puc
A brief case for electricity choice
Michigan's electricity is among of the most expensive and least reliable in the country, and ratepayers have no option to take their...
Mackinac Center·5 months ago
Regulatory·federal policy
Trump’s energy moves rattle electric utilities
The administration's push for data centers to source their own power is seen by some as a threat to utilities' business model.
E&E News by POLITICO·5 months ago
Last updated 2026-03-25
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