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 5m
In Queue
IA Executed
IA Status
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
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
State
MI
County
Van Buren
Grid Region
PJM Interconnection
Market
ISO/RTO Member
Developer
—
Utility
AEP
Entity
PJM
Service Type
—
Point of Interconnection
Valley 138 kV
Data Source
LBNL + Live
- 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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