Active Projects
1
Muskegon Pilot Phase 1
Current Pipeline Stage
Step 3
Site Identification
Active Members
14
Muskegon Cooperative
Open Votes
2
Closing this week
Muskegon Pilot — Phase 1
~30MW solar · ~40MW wind · 20MW/80MWh battery storage hub
Muskegon Battery Hub + Generation Network
Muskegon County, Michigan · Moorland · Ravenna · Casnovia
Step 3 — Active
✓
Community Engagement
2
Entity Formation
3
Site Identification
4
Project LLC
5
Pre-Feasibility
6
MISO Queue
7
Financing
8
Construction
9
Market Entry
10
Ownership Transition
Community Benefits — Year One Status
○ Land lease payments to landowners
○ Workforce training program
○ Community fund contributions
○ Visible site activity
Benefits activate at Step 8 — Construction
Generation Capacity
~30 MW Solar
Industrial & brownfield sites
~40 MW Wind
Moorland, Ravenna, Casnovia townships
20 MW / 80 MWh Storage
Battery hub — the market access platform
Current Stage Detail
Sites Under Option
Hub site: identified, option pending
Port of Muskegon
Logistics role: in discussion
Legal Counsel
Engaged — attorney outreach active
Upcoming Governance Actions
2 proposals open for member vote
Approve Hub Site Pre-Feasibility Study
Authorize engagement of interconnection consultant to begin MISO queue strategy analysis ahead of Step 6 filing.
⏰ Closes in 3 days
9 of 14 members have voted · Results shown after close
Ratify Cooperative Membership Charter v1.2
Approve updated membership terms aligning with MCL 450.3001 and the Articles of Incorporation prepared for counsel review.
⏰ Closes in 7 days
7 of 14 members have voted · Results shown after close
🔒 Section 7A Firewall Active. This platform shows cooperative participation and community benefit data only. Project LLC financials, investor returns, and equity information are not displayed here and are not accessible to cooperative members. Membership is participation-based, not investment-based.
Project Pipeline
All Michigrid projects and their current lifecycle stage
Muskegon Battery Hub + Generation Network
Muskegon County, Michigan · Muskegon Community Energy Cooperative
Step 3 of 10 — Active
✓
Community Engagement
2
Entity Formation
3
Site Identification
4
Project LLC
5
Pre-Feasibility
6
MISO Queue
7
Financing Stack
8
Construction
9
Market Participation
10
Ownership Transition
Step 3 — Site Identification (Active)
✓ Hub site: identified on industrial waterfront
⏳ Option agreement: in negotiation
⏳ Wind sites: Moorland/Ravenna/Casnovia outreach active
○ Port logistics role: confirmed
✓ Legal counsel: engaged
Step 1 Complete · Step 2 In Progress
✓ Community engagement: Muskegon officials met
⏳ MCIA formation: in progress with counsel
⏳ Muskegon Community Energy Cooperative: pre-formation
✓ Master briefing and documents: complete
✓ Proposition M draft: ready for review
Next Project Nodes — Post-Muskegon
Additional West Michigan nodes will appear here when Muskegon pilot reaches Step 6+. The Muskegon template becomes the replication model for statewide expansion.
+ Next node · Pending Muskegon Step 6
Active Proposals
2
Open for member vote
Your Votes Cast
1 / 2
1 pending
Governance Model
1M 1V
One member, one vote · No weighting
Active Proposals
Approve Hub Site Pre-Feasibility Study
Authorize engagement of interconnection consultant to begin MISO queue strategy analysis. This is a necessary precursor to Step 6 interconnection queue filing. Estimated consultant cost: $8,000–$14,000.
⏰ Closes March 22, 2026 · 3 days remaining
9 of 14 members have voted · Results shown after close
Ratify Cooperative Membership Charter v1.2
Approve updated membership terms prepared by legal counsel. Updates include alignment with MCL 450.3001, clarification of patronage distribution basis, and confirmation of one-member-one-vote governance provisions.
⏰ Closes March 26, 2026 · 7 days remaining
7 of 14 members have voted · Results shown after close
Closed Proposals
🔒 Votes are equal regardless of any other factor. Your individual vote is private — only you can see how you voted. Aggregate vote breakdowns (yes/no/abstain) are shown only after a proposal closes. While voting is open, only total participation count is visible. This prevents vote influencing.
Cooperative Finances Q1 2026
Cooperative layer only · Revenue from project contracts · Patronage distributions
Revenue Received from Project Contracts
$0
Source: PPA / Lease / Service contracts · Hub not yet operational
Allocation Breakdown — Q1 2026
Cooperative Operations
Staff, systems, coordination, governance
$0
Patronage Distributions
Usage-based allocation to members · Not a return on investment
$0
Community Ownership Acquisition Fund
Accumulates for milestone-triggered community buyouts
$0
Community Programs
Workforce training, local reinvestment, community benefit
$0
Revenue begins flowing at Step 9 — Market Participation. Currently at Step 3.
Community Ownership Acquisition Fund
Accumulated toward first milestone
$0
Fund activates at Step 9. First purchase option milestone triggered at years 10–20 per LLC operating agreement.
Your Patronage Summary
Your allocation basis
Participation and usage
This period
$0
Year to date
$0
Patronage distributions are based on your participation in cooperative activities, not on any capital you have contributed.
🔒 What this page does not show: Project LLC revenue, investor returns, IRR, yield, ROI, dividends, equity percentages, or any investment performance metric. Those are project-layer records not accessible at the cooperative layer. This page shows cooperative operations and member allocations only.
🔧 Staff Panel — Prototype / Demo Data. This screen shows simulated pipeline data for demonstration purposes. All data is pre-production and does not represent filed entities, executed agreements, or actual members.
Active Projects
1
Muskegon Pilot
Current Stage
3 / 10
Site Identification
Open Votes
2
1 closes in 3 days
Total Members
14
13 active · 1 pending
Full Pipeline Detail — Muskegon Pilot
Immediate Actions Required
Send attorney outreach email
⚠️ Overdue
Template ready in legal_outreach_guide.docx · Lead with legal_brief.docx
USPTO intent-to-use trademark filing
🕐 Pending
File for "Michigrid" name and logo · Priority date is time-sensitive
Vote closes in 3 days: Pre-Feasibility Study authorization
📊 9 of 14 voted
9 of 14 members have voted · 5 pending
👥 Member Registry — Prototype / Demo Data. Illustrative members only. No real member data is stored here. No capital balance, investment amount, or token fields exist in this registry by design.
Total Members
14
Muskegon Community Energy Coop
Active
13
Voting eligible
Pending Approval
1
Awaiting board review
🔒 No capital balance fields exist in this registry. Membership is participation-based under MCL 450.3001. No field in this system records capital contributed, investment amount, token balance, or any financial stake. Adding such fields would create securities risk at the cooperative layer.