Overview
- Google says the 2.7 GW package will add clean, around-the-clock power to the grid and support Michigan’s transition away from coal-fired generation.
- A reported breakdown includes 1.6 GW of solar, 400 MW of four-hour storage, 50 MW of long-duration storage, 300 MW of additional clean resources, and 350 MW from demand response.
- The agreement follows the company’s tariff-based approach previously applied with Xcel Energy to integrate new resources into utility planning.
- Google will fund its electricity use and infrastructure, which it says protects local ratepayers and bolsters grid resilience.
- The company launched a $10 million Energy Impact Fund for local energy affordability and is evaluating a site in Van Buren Township, with some resource definitions and demand-response operations still unspecified.