Atwell supported Ranger Power’s Acceleration Solar project in securing approval from the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC), marking the first solar energy facility approved through Michigan’s new state-level siting process established under Public Act 233 of 2023. The 90-megawatt project will be located in Leslie, Onondaga, and Vevay townships in Ingham County, Michigan.
Our team supported Acceleration Solar throughout the state siting process, preparing the MPSC application, and providing site planning, civil engineering, environmental, stormwater and drainage, land-use, and permitting services. We also helped develop plans addressing landscaping and visual screening, traffic and construction, vegetation management, and the eventual decommissioning and restoration of the site. This comprehensive approach helped Acceleration Solar navigate Michigan’s new siting requirements while addressing considerations important to the project and surrounding communities. Construction is expected to begin in 2027, with commercial operation anticipated in 2028.
We’re proud to have supported Acceleration Solar in reaching this historic milestone and to bring our multidisciplinary expertise to a project helping shape the future of renewable energy development in Michigan.
