PARMA TWP., MI – In the rural far western reaches of Jackson County there exists a sea of solar panels poised to deliver power to tens of thousands of homes soon.

The Jackson County Solar Project, a 125-megawatt solar farm, is nearing completion according to project developer Geronimo Power, formerly known as National Grid Renewables.

The developer, which operates multiple renewable energy projects throughout the Midwest, hosted a tour and ribbon cutting last week to showcase the progress of the project, which began its permitting in 2022.

The project spans 1,400 acres of land split into eight areas along Callahan Road from West Michigan Avenue to Devereaux Road in Parma Township near Jackson County’s western border with Calhoun County.

An acre is about the size of one standard footbal

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