# Branch Solar Project

MISO asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/branch-solar-project

NorthStar Clean Energy - Branch County - MISO

Branch Solar Project is a 200 MW solar photovoltaic plant in Branch County. Branch Solar is a 200 MW solar project in Branch County, Michigan, developed by NorthStar Clean Energy, a subsidiary of CMS Energy. In March 2025 NorthStar secured up to $334 million of construction-to-term financing, shared with the 50 MW Genesee solar project, with BNP Paribas, MUFG and SMBC as lead arrangers. Branch is NorthStar's largest solar asset in Michigan.

## Metrics

- **Nameplate capacity:** 200 MW — Canonical EIA plant baseline.
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 66697 — plant-66697

## Facts

- **Technology:** Solar Photovoltaic
- **Operator:** Branch Solar, LLC

## Related parties

- **Owner / developer:** NorthStar Clean Energy — owner
- **Parent company:** CMS Energy — parent_company ([source](https://www.cmsenergy.com))
- **Lender:** BNP Paribas — lender
- **Lender:** MUFG — lender
- **Lender:** SMBC — lender

## Sources

- [mercomindia.com](https://mercomindia.com/northstar-clean-energy-secures-334-million-financing-for-two-solar-projects) — mercomindia.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.

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