Report suggests locations for Michigan wind farms
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From ConnectMidMichigan.com
TRAVERSE CITY (AP) -- A new report says about 20 percent of Michigan's Great Lakes bottomlands have water depths that would allow offshore wind turbines.
But most of that territory still is not suitable for wind energy generation. Turbines might cause environmental problems such as endangering fish spawning areas, or would be too close to navigational channels or parks.
The report was submitted Wednesday to Gov. Jennifer Granholm by the Michigan Great Lakes Wind Council. It's designed to guide the state's efforts to develop offshore wind energy.
It says the best potential locations for wind farms are the northern shoreline of Lake Michigan in the Upper Peninsula and the middle of Saginaw Bay.
The council plans to spend the next year narrowing down specific locations for offshore wind farms
Friday, September 4, 2009
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