Southwest Michigan Energy Center
100 MW generation in Van Buren, MI · In queue since December 2017 · Proposed COD July 2028
100 MW
Capacity
1
Components
Solar
8y 7m
In Queue
IA Executed
IA Phase
COD target: 2028
Total Duration
10y 7m
Interconnection request submitted to ISO/RTO
PJM processes interconnection requests through multi-phase System Impact Studies (SIS).
Typical: ~48 months (historically longest)
Interconnection agreement executed — binding commitment to build
Typical: 30–60 days (negotiation)
Project under construction
Typical: 12–24 months
Proposed COD: 2028-07-31
Interconnection Agreement executed per PJM queue status
The Southwest Michigan Energy Center is a proposed 100 MW solar generation project located in Van Buren County, Michigan. The project is in the PJM interconnection queue as entry PJM-AD2-020, with a queue entry date of December 1, 2017, and a proposed commercial operation date of July 31, 2028. The interconnection agreement has been executed.
The project is being developed within the AEP utility service area. Recent news coverage indicates significant interest in the project, with 20 articles appearing in industry, regulatory, and development news sources.
Generated from interconnection queue and public data sources
Realization risk from now to commercial operation — financing close, EPC and tax-equity counterparty mix, and COD probability vs the proposed date. The diligence view that determines whether the deal actually closes. Powered by InfraSure's development-stage modeling stack.
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State
MI
County
Van Buren
Grid Region
PJM Interconnection
Market
ISO/RTO Member
Developer
—
Utility
AEP
Entity
PJM
Service Type
NRIS
Point of Interconnection
Valley 138 kV
Data Source
LBNL + Live
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Forward generation outlook — first-year production estimate and 10-year P50 trajectory, with probabilistic ranges (P10/P50/P90) across weather, demand, and policy scenarios. Powered by InfraSure's generation modeling stack.
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Forward revenue, DSCR projection, and financing-close risk — conditioned on commercial operation. First-year DSCR, 10-year cashflow, and counterparty exposure across price and policy scenarios. Powered by InfraSure's asset cashflow stack.
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- ISO / RTO
- PJM
- Trading Hub
- AEP-DAYTON HUB
- Hub Confidence
- HIGH
- Nearest Node (Estimated)
- BEAV DUQ22 KV UNIT2
- POI Substation
- Beaver Valley Substation
This project's market context is estimated from its Point of Interconnection. Hub and node assignments are approximate and based on geographic inference from the POI substation name.
Last updated 2026-03-26
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