MUSKEGON COUNTY, MI — A large solar developer is once again eyeing 1,500 acres in rural Muskegon County, but residents are not backing down.

The White River Township Planning Commission on Tuesday, Oct. 21, hosted a public hearing for another special land use request from Geronimo Power for its long-stalled solar project planned for the township.

The planning commission will discuss the application in detail in future meetings. There was no motion to approve or deny the request at Tuesday’s meeting.

Minnesota-based Geronimo Power was previously known as National Grid Renewables before it was acquired by Brookfield Asset Management and rebranded in summer 2025.

Amber Miller, director of permitting for Geronimo Power, gave an overview of the project to a crowded room of scrutinizing resi

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