Board of Commissioners, October 7, 2026
Approved: Host community agreement with Washtenaw Solar Energy (first reading), unanimous
What happened
On October 7, 2026, Washtenaw County approved Host community agreement with Washtenaw Solar Energy (first reading) (unanimous).
The Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners approved, on first reading by voice vote, a host community agreement with Washtenaw Solar Energy LLC (an Invenergy project) for a 115 MW utility-scale solar array in Saline Township, under which the county would receive a one-time payme…
- Jurisdiction
- Washtenaw County, MI
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- October 7, 2026
- Decisions
- 3 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, unanimous
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Host community agreement with Washtenaw Solar Energy (first reading)
First reading of a resolution entering a host community agreement with Washtenaw Solar Energy LLC (Invenergy) for a 115 MW solar array in Saline Township. The county accepts a one-time payment of $2,000 per MW (about $300,000) as an affected local unit under PA 233. Commercial operation date is late 2028. Approved by voice vote.
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Key Decisions (3)
Host community agreement with Washtenaw Solar Energy (first reading)
$30,000 sponsorship of IHN Gimme Shelter event
Exemption option regarding expected health care costs
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Development Activity (3)
Washtenaw Solar Energy
Infrastructure
Saline Data Center ('the barn')
Industrial
Ypsilanti Los Alamos Nuclear Data Center
Industrial
Market Signals (3)
Infrastructure
The Saline data center's proposed private wastewater discharge to the…
Sentiment
Ypsilanti Township has joined a court challenge to Saline Township's…
Other
The county projects structural deficits and does not expect to…
Who spoke
18 distinct speakers; 7 identified names.
All speaker roles: 6 Commissioner, 2 Staff, 4 Public, 1 Clerk, 2 Chair, 3 Unknown.
Identified name roles: 5 Commissioner, 1 Staff, 1 Clerk.
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Zoning terms (4)
5 recorded timestamps
- commercial (1 timestamps)
- industrial (2 timestamps)
- subdivision (1 timestamps)
- public hearing (1 timestamps)
Decision moments (3)
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