Golf courses are excellent facilities that provide recreational and health benefits. However, when they are converted into solar farms, they become even more helpful.
This is the story of the Healthlands Golf Course, which will be repurposed to a solar farm that generates 30 MW of energy. The site is in Manistee County, Michigan, in the US.
Prism Power Partners is handling the project and will come online by the end of 2022. The power from the farm will be enough to power 15,000 homes.
Since the site is near existing high-voltage electric distribution facilities, the cost to the consumers will be lower. It will be available through Consumers Energy, which has signed a contract to purchase all the energy from the site for 20 years.
“We are all in on solar energy and proud to team with a fellow Michigan company to create a cleaner, more sustainable energy future for our state by reusing valuable land and protecting the planet for future generations,” said Tim Sparks, vice president of electric grid integration at Consumers Energy. “We are leading the state’s clean energy transformation as we provide the affordable, reliable electricity our homes and businesses need for decades to come.”
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