Zeeland Twp neighbors fight to stay in solar farm approval process

Zeeland Township neighbors opposing a proposed $330 million solar farm are working to secure their place in the state regulatory process after the developer’s legal team moved to remove some of them from the case.

WATCH: Zeeland Township neighbors fight to stay in solar farm approval process as legal battle takes shape

Zeeland Township neighbors fight to stay in solar farm approval process as legal battle takes shape

Residents in Zeeland and Jamestown townships have spent several months pushing back on RWE Americas’ Silver Maple Solar Farm proposal — a 200-megawatt project that would be built on 1,900 acres of agriculturally zoned land and generate enough electricity to power more than 34,000 homes.

RWE Americas officially filed an application with the Michigan Public Service Commission in April. A pre-hearing was held June 4…

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