Area News
*PA 233 Ottawa Onslaught*
Coverage on Blendon Township Bess/ICE and Proposed Solar Farm for Zeeland Township
(If you came to this link only for information regarding Zeeland Solar Farm Issue, scroll down)
PA 233, is legislation that was passed in Lansing by the 2023 Democratically controlled Michigan Congress. PA 233 takes power away from Townships and Municipalities and gives it to the State Government to the degree, that if local citizens weren't actively fighting it by attending meetings and making their voices heard at a constant rate online, outside foreign corporations would have already bulldozed portions of Blendon Township and Zeeland Township with no regard at all for this citizens. ***This is courtesy of Whitmer's Michigan. In Ottawa County, there are currently two such initiatives and we anticipate more. The current two that are proposed in Ottawa are for a Battery storage facility in Blendon Township and now a solar farm proposed for Zeeland Township.
Below are updates of what's going on in both communities and what you can do about it. The update from Zeeland Township is below followed by the Blendon update.
**FIRST: If you're here for Blendon News, mark FEBRUARY 10 on your calendar for their next public meeting. A big decision of whether or not to proceed will be made that night!**
Blendon Township Update and Recent History...
By now, most Ottawa County residents have heard about the fight the citizens and residents of Blendon Township are having with the Blendon Township Board. If you haven't heard about this issue, please read our background information and current update about what is going on in Blendon Township, because even if you don't live in or near Blendon, this exact same problem could be in your own backyard (literally) very soon due to PA 233. It is important to remain informed in order to know what we are up against here in Ottawa County.
As Battery Energy Storage Developer Pushes for More Exemptions, Blendon Twp Pushes Pause...
Is There Anything You Can Do?
YES! 1. Come to the next public meeting in Blendon Township and use your voice to speak against it
February 10, 2026 1st, at 7:00 pm, at The Blendon Township Hall, 7161 72nd Ave, Hudsonville, MI 49426
2. You can also follow a Facebook group called The Blendon Bulletin for more information.
If you read down this far and still would like to know more on the backstory of how this problem began in Blendon Township KCE and BESS, this next section tracks where it started and the process of where we are with it right up until today.
*This first piece gives you the history of Key Capture Energy and how it came to be that an area of Ottawa County was targeted.
Residents Don’t Want 14 Acres of Lithium Battery Energy Storage in Blendon Township...
This second piece below, reports the community's response to KCE and BESS at a Board meeting, held on Monday, August 18.
Blendon Township Residents Speak Against Plans for Battery Energy Storage...
This third piece below covers that on September 15, Blendon citizens again made their thoughts known to the Blendon Township Board, this time at the Blendon Fire Barn in order to accommodate the massive turnout of citizens.
Blendon Twp Residents Ask Board to Take a Stand Against Battery Storage Plans...
For the Blendon Township Board, conversations over a proposed battery energy storage system have been taking place over the last few years. For the residents, the plan has only come to light in the last couple of months.
This last piece below tells you what happened at the most recent meeting.
As Battery Energy Storage Developer Pushes for More Exemptions, Blendon Twp Pushes Pause...
Is There Anything You Can Do?
YES! 1. Come to the next public meeting in Blendon Township and use your voice to speak against it
February 10, 2026 1st, at 7:00 pm, at The Blendon Township Hall, 7161 72nd Ave, Hudsonville, MI 49426
2. You can also follow a Facebook group called The Blendon Bulletin for more information.
Zeeland Township Recent History and Update
Recent Update From December 9th meeting to discuss Proposed Solar Farm for Zeeland Township...
[i.e. The Residents of Zeeland Township are NOT having it.] *Thank you to Representative Bradley Slagh and Senator Roger Victory as well as Commissioner Joe Moss for attending this meeting.
Also, here is more coverage on the December 9 meeting from Wood TV8, should you prefer a print article.
**If you're interested in more information from the Zeeland Township proposed Solar Farm and are hearing about this for the first time, read this recent article HERE published by The Hollander. *Although the project has been tabled for now, our experience with these green energy initiatives is that they will keep pushing for it, so this is far from over.
Is there anything you can do to help the cause to fight the Solar Farm in Zeeland Township?
YES. There will be another Public meeting on February 10, 2026, at 7 pm, at Zeeland Charter Township Hall's Lower Level, Byron Road, Zeeland, MI. (Unfortunately this meeting is the exact same night at the Blendon BESS/KCE meeting. **If you reside in Zeeland Township, please attend this meeting. However, if you reside anywhere else in Ottawa County, please attend the Blendon Meeting.)
You can follow the Facebook Group Zeeland Township Bulletinfor updates and information.
