DTE Energy
DTE Energy selected Barton Malow to deliver the Meridian Wind Park, a 225-megawatt wind energy facility spanning 51 square miles across Porter, Mount Haley, and Jonesfield townships in mid-Michigan. The park’s 77 turbines — 67 GE 2.82MW units and 10 Vestas 3.6MW units — generate enough clean energy to power more than 78,000 Michigan homes. Barton Malow served as the engineer-procure-construct (EPC) contractor, self-performing civil, foundations, and rigging and millwright work.
The scale of this project required precision at every phase. Barton Malow crews built more than 27 miles of access roads and temporary intersections to accommodate the delivery of turbine components through rural mid-Michigan. Each of the 77 turbine foundations measures 65 feet in diameter and required approximately 450 cubic yards of concrete — a total pour of roughly 34,650 cubic yards across the site. Two primary cranes — a Liebherr LR 1600 and a Manitowoc 2250 — along with nearly a dozen support cranes handled turbine installation.
Barton Malow also constructed a new substation within the project footprint to collect and distribute power from all 77 turbines. The facility houses the electrical equipment and control systems that enable remote monitoring and operation of the entire wind park. A new eight-mile transmission line connects the substation to the regional grid through an adjacent township substation, completing the energy delivery loop from turbine to home.
With roughly 220 team members on site daily across a 51-square-mile project area, daily planning meetings were central to safe, coordinated execution. The Meridian Wind Park crew was composed primarily of local mid-Michigan professionals. The project brought sustained employment and economic activity to the region following the Midland County floods of 2020 — a tangible contribution to community recovery alongside renewable energy generation.
