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STATE OF MICHIGAN

BEFORE THE MICHIGAN PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

****NOTICE OF HEARING****

AND

****NOTICE OF OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT****

REGARDING THE APPLICATION OF WASHTENAW SOLAR ENERGY, LLC

NOTICE OF INTENT TO CONSTRUCT A SOLAR ENERGY FACILITY

CASE NO. U-21962

• Washtenaw Solar Energy, LLC requests Michigan Public Service Commission for approval of a certificate for siting a solar energy facility in Saline Township, Washtenaw County.

• You may write Washtenaw Solar Energy, LLC One S. Wacker Dr., Ste. 1500, Chicago, IL 60606, or email at: tdurgan@invenergy.com, for a free copy of its application. Any person may review the documents at the offices of Washtenaw Solar Energy, LLC or on the Commission’s website at: https://mi-psc.my.site.com/s/.

• The information below describes how a person may participate in this case as a party and/or how a person may otherwise comment on the case either in person or in writing.

• A pre-hearing will be held:

DATE/TIME: Tuesday, November 25, 2025, at 9:00am

This hearing will be a prehearing conference to set future hearing dates and decide other procedural matters.

BEFORE: Administrative Law Judge Christopher S. Saunders

LOCATION: Video/Teleconference

PARTICIPATION:

Any interested person may participate. Persons needing any assistance to participate or who are seeking access to the video/teleconference should contact the Administrative Law Judge’s secretary at (517) 284-8130 or by email at LARA-MOAHR-PSC@michigan.gov in advance of the hearing.

The Michigan Public Service Commission (Commission) will hold a pre-hearing to consider Washtenaw Solar Energy, LLC’s (Washtenaw Solar) September 25, 2025 application requesting the Commission to approve the construction, operation, and maintenance of (“the Project”) consisting of a utility-scale solar project, generating approximately 150 MW solar facility, which can power approximately 28,000 homes located in Saline Township, Washtenaw County, Michigan located on the primarily agricultural land of 34 participating families, consisting of a Project area of approximately 2,412 acres of privately-owned land (“Project Area”). Washtenaw Solar is utilizing the most recent technology, including bifacial solar panels and advanced tracking systems, to maximize the efficiency of the solar arrays. Washtenaw Solar has obtained interconnection rights to connect to the Majestic to Lemoyne 345kV transmission line, which is located directly north of the Project. Washtenaw Solar selected the Project location due to the existence of supportive property owners, advantageous access to the electric grid, predictable solar resources, and the demand for electricity. Washtenaw Solar requests the Commission to find that the Project does not, and is not likely to, pollute, impair, or destroy the air, water or other natural resources or the public trust in those resources. Washtenaw Solar requests the Commission for approval of the Project with the ability to make minor changes as proposed, and to be granted such further and additional relief as the Commission may deem appropriate.

The applicant is required to provide public notice of the opportunity to comment on the application. This notice shall be filed as a public notice in a newspaper of general circulation in each affected local unit or in a comparable digital alternative. The notice shall be written in plain, nontechnical, and easily understood terms and shall contain a title that includes the name of the applicant and the words “NOTICE OF INTENT TO CONSTRUCT ___________ FACILITY,” with the words “WIND ENERGY,” “SOLAR ENERGY,” or “ENERGY STORAGE,” as applicable, entered into the blank space.

The applicant shall also send the notice of the opportunity to comment on the application by U.S. mail to postal addressees within one mile of proposed solar or proposed energy storage facilities, and within two miles of proposed wind energy facilities, including to those addressees within those specified boundaries that are not located within the bounds of the affected local unit and local governments not exercising zoning authority where the facilities will be located.

All documents filed in this case shall be submitted electronically through the Commission’s E-Dockets website at: https://mi-psc.my.site.com/s/. Requirements and instructions for filing can be found in the User Manual on the E-Dockets help page. Documents may also be submitted, in PDF format, as an attachment to an email sent to: mpscedockets@michigan.gov. If you require assistance prior to e-filing, contact Commission staff at (517) 284-8090 or by email at: mpscedockets@michigan.gov.

Any person wishing to intervene and become a party to the case shall electronically file a petition to intervene with this Commission by November 18, 2025. (Petitions to intervene may also be filed using the traditional paper format.) The proof of service shall indicate service upon Washtenaw Solar Energy, LLC’s attorney, Richard J. Aaron, 201 Townsend St., Ste. 900, Lansing, MI 48933.

The prehearing is scheduled to be held remotely by video conference or teleconference. Persons filing a petition to intervene will be advised of the process for participating in the hearing. All information submitted to the Commission in this matter will become public information: available on the Michigan Public Service Commission’s website, and subject to disclosure.

Requests for adjournment must be made pursuant to Michigan Office of Administrative Hearings and Rules R 792.10422 and R 792.10432. Requests for further information on adjournment should be directed to (517) 284-8130.

Any interested person has an opportunity to comment and may file written or electronic comments with the Commission in this case. Written comments should be sent to the Executive Secretary, Michigan Public Service Commission, P.O. Box 30221, Lansing, Michigan 48909, with a copy mailed to the office of Richard J. Aaron, 201 Townsend St., Ste. 900, Lansing, MI 48933. Electronic comments may be e-mailed to: mpscedockets@michigan.gov. All comments should reference Case No. U-21962. Comments received in this matter will become public information posted on the Commission’s website, and subject to disclosure.

A copy of Washtenaw Solar Energy, LLC’s request may be reviewed on the Commission’s website at: https://mi-psc.my.site.com/s/, and at the office of the Commission’s executive secretary at 7109 West Saginaw Highway Lansing, MI 48917 and at the office of Richard J. Aaron, 201 Townsend St., Ste. 900, Lansing, MI 48933 or at Washtenaw Solar Energy, LLC, One S. Wacker Dr., Ste. 1500, Chicago, IL 60606. For more information on how to participate in a case, you may contact the Commission at the above address or by telephone at (517) 284-8130.

Jurisdiction is pursuant to 2023 PA 233, MCL 460.1221 et seq. and MCL 460.1013; 2008 PA 295, as amended, MCL 460.1001 et seq.; 1909 PA 106, as amended, MCL 460.551 et seq.; 1919 PA 419, as amended, MCL 460.54 et seq.; 1939 PA 3, as amended, MCL 460.1 et seq.; 1969 PA 306, as amended, MCL 24.201 et seq.; and Parts 1 & 4 of the Administrative Hearing Rules of the Michigan Office of Administrative Hearings and Rules, Mich. Admin Code, R 792.10106(2), (3), (4), (5), (6), and (7); R 792.10121; and R 792.10401 through R 792.10448.

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