Washtenaw Solar Energy Center

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About Invenergy
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Why Solar

What to know about solar energy

What to know about solar energy

We’ve developed over 220 energy facilities with the trust of our home communities because we are committed to supporting the areas where we live, work and operate.

How Solar Energy Works

  1. 1 Sunlight hits the solar panels.
  2. 2 Direct current (DC) flows from the panels to an inverter that turns it into alternating current (AC).
  3. 3 Transformer increases voltage of electricity.
  4. 4 Electricity travels through transmission lines.
  5. 5 Transformer decreases voltage of electricity.
  6. 6 Electricity travels through collection lines.
  7. 7 Electricity is delivered to customers.
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Benefits of Solar Energy

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Job Creation

Job Creation

According to the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), in 2024 the solar industry supported 280,000 jobs across the United States.

Preserving Family Farmland

Preserving Family Farmland

Solar energy helps keep land in the family. It provides an alternative, reliable revenue stream and limits permanent development on the land.

Supports Energy Independence

Supports Energy Independence

Utility-scale solar plays a crucial role in advancing American energy independence and meeting new energy demand, accelerating a cleaner, more reliable, affordable energy future.

Community Investment

Community Investment

Invenergy’s solar projects invest in local communities through the creation of new tax revenue, landowner payments, and job creation.

Affordable Energy

Affordable Energy

Solar energy helps keep energy costs low, and is less impacted by volatile global fuel prices, extreme weather, and other external factors, protecting Americans from price spikes.

Saving Water Resources

Saving Water Resources

Once operational, solar panels do not utilize water to generate electricity, and require minimal water for maintenance.

Solar in Michigan

Solar energy is growing in Michigan. There are over 1,800 megawatts of installed solar power capacity, enough to power over 325,000 homes. The solar energy industry also employs over 4,000 Michiganders, and that number is only expected to grow.

Learn more about solar in Michigan

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Explore Invenergy's solar portfolio

Invenergy has developed more than 8 gigawatts of solar energy across more 59 projects. Find out more about our successful track record in solar energy.

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