Karn Solar Energy Center

A 80 MW utility solar project in Bay County, Michigan. Karn Solar Energy Center has work under way on site. Public records name Consumers Energy Co - (MI) as its developer. No public record read so far names its builder.

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The record

What the public record says about Karn Solar Energy Center, as of 22 Oct 2026.

Stage	Under construction
Construction start	Q3 2025 estimate
Size	80 MW
Location	Bay County, Michigan (to about 10 km)
Developer	Consumers Energy Co - (MI)
Grid operator	—
Builder (EPC)	Not named yet
Trade subcontractors	in the app
People to call	in the app
Phase windows	in the app

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1 Sep 2024Entered the public record for the first time.

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Questions

Karn Solar Energy Center, in short.

Where is Karn Solar Energy Center?

Karn Solar Energy Center is a 80 MW utility solar project in Bay County, Michigan. The public page places it to within about ten kilometres; the precise location is in the subscriber record.

When does construction start on Karn Solar Energy Center?

Groundtrace estimates construction started in the third quarter of 2025. This is an estimate from the project's filings, not a date any record states; the exact date and the record behind it are in the subscriber record.

Who is developing Karn Solar Energy Center?

Consumers Energy Co - (MI), as the public record names it.

Who is building Karn Solar Energy Center?

No public record read so far names a builder for Karn Solar Energy Center. Groundtrace leaves the field empty rather than guess, and fills it when a permit, a filing or the builder's own page names one.