How many solar farms are in Michigan?

Michigan has 79 operating utility-scale solar farms with 3.3 GW of capacity, according to the EIA's monthly survey of power plants.

What is the largest solar farm in Michigan?

Muskegon Solar in Muskegon County, Michigan is the largest, at 250 MW. It came online in 2026.

How many solar farms were built in Michigan in 2025?

9 solar farms came online in Michigan in 2025, with 808 MW of capacity.

Who is developing solar farms in Michigan?

Interconnection queues list each project under a project company, not the developer behind it. Cleanview researches the developer of every project and has them on paid plans.

Solar farms in Michigan

Michigan has 79 operating solar farms with 3.3 GW of capacity. 9 came online in 2025.

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Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.

Under 50 MW50–249 MW250 MW and up

Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.

Michigan had 7 solar farms online in 2016 and 79 in 2026

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Solar farms online at the end of each year. Source: EIA-860M, compiled by Cleanview.

The 10 largest solar farms in Michigan

Operating, by capacity

#	Solar farm	County	Year online	Capacity
1	Muskegon Solar	Muskegon County	2026	250 MW
2	Calhoun Solar	Calhoun County	2022	200 MW
3	Branch Solar Project	Branch County	2026	200 MW
4	Mission Road Solar Park	Isabella County	2026	172 MW
5	Heartwood Solar	Hillsdale County	2026	150 MW
6	Sauk Solar Park	Branch County	2025	150 MW
7	Coldwater River Solar	Branch County	2025	150 MW
8	River Fork Solar, LLC	Calhoun County	2024	149 MW
9	Fish Creek Solar Park	Montcalm County	2026	146 MW
10	White Tail Solar	Washtenaw County	2025	140 MW

Solar farms that came online most recently in Michigan

Newest first

#	Solar farm	County	Year online	Capacity
1	Jackson County Solar, LLC	Jackson County	2026	125 MW
2	Cold Creek Solar Park	Branch County	2026	100 MW
3	Lake Iris Solar Project	St Clair County	2026	100 MW
4	Branch Solar Project	Branch County	2026	200 MW
5	Fish Creek Solar Park	Montcalm County	2026	146 MW
6	Mission Road Solar Park	Isabella County	2026	172 MW
7	Heartwood Solar	Hillsdale County	2026	150 MW
8	Renegade Solar Energy LLC	Delta County	2026	100 MW
9	Muskegon Solar	Muskegon County	2026	250 MW
10	Genesee Solar Project	Genesee County	2025	41 MW

The developer behind each project is on paid plans. See plans

How Cleanview tracks solar farms

Operating solar farms come from the EIA's monthly survey of power plants. Planned projects come from the grid operators' interconnection queues. We research who is developing each one, since a queue lists a project company, not its owner.

Questions about solar farms in Michigan

How many solar farms are in Michigan?: Michigan has 79 operating utility-scale solar farms with 3.3 GW of capacity, according to the EIA's monthly survey of power plants.
What is the largest solar farm in Michigan?: Muskegon Solar in Muskegon County, Michigan is the largest, at 250 MW. It came online in 2026.
How many solar farms were built in Michigan in 2025?: 9 solar farms came online in Michigan in 2025, with 808 MW of capacity.
Who is developing solar farms in Michigan?: Interconnection queues list each project under a project company, not the developer behind it. Cleanview researches the developer of every project and has them on paid plans.