4 more West Michigan communities get EGLE grants for solar projects
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Four more West Michigan communities will receive funding help from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy for solar energy projects.
EGLE announced the fourth round of grants from the Renewables Ready Communities Awards on Tuesday, doling out another $8.1 million.
Lee Township will receive the bulk of the grants. The Calhoun County entity will receive $4,040,000 for the Sunfish Solar projects.
Bethel Township in Branch County will receive $1 million for the Branch Solar Project. Hart Township in Oceana County will receive $600,000 for the Hart Solar Project. Barry County will receive $297,500 for the Spring Creek Solar Project.
Eight total projects will be supported in all in this round of RRCA grants. The projects supported by this round will eventually produce 1,836 megawatts of solar power — enough to power 1.83 million homes and businesses.
EGLE Director Phil Roos says the mission of the RRCA help support local communities move toward clean energy.
“These awards will enable communities to invest where they see needs in infrastructure, public safety and more, while accelerating the build-out of affordable green power to hundreds of thousands of Michigan residents,” Roos said in a statement.
The first round of grants was announced last October, followed by the second round in December and the third round in January.
In all, the RRCA will give away $30 million. Half of the grant is awarded when construction starts. The other half is granted when the project starts operating.
Several other West Michigan projects have already received support from the RRCA, including the Muskegon Solar Energy Center in Moorland Township.
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