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The first wind farm in the state was the Harvest Wind Farm in the Thumb, opened in December 2007, with 32 turbines producing a rated 53 MW. [13] Huron County has the highest number of wind turbines in the state. In 2010, wind power produced 0.3% of Michigan's electrical power. [14]
The commission estimates that about 17,000 Michigan acres are now used for wind and solar projects and close to 210,000 more acres could be needed to meet the new goals, Scripps told the Senate ...
The Lake Winds Energy Park development project originated from the 2008 law passed in Michigan requiring that renewable energy accounts for at least 10% of total energy production in the state by 2015. [2] Consumers Energy presented the idea of creating a wind farm in Mason County because it was the ideal location to harness wind for energy ...
Listed are wind farms with a generating capacity of at least 150 megawatts (MW) or any of the three largest farms in its state with a generating capacity of at least 120 MW. Part of the Biglow Canyon Wind Farm , with a turbine under construction Fenton Wind Farm at sunrise Shiloh Wind Power Plant .
Dan Scripps, chairman of the MPSC, said the change is needed for Michigan to meet accelerated clean and renewable energy targets now proposed. Michigan Senate OKs bills that strip local control ...
The Suburban Collection Showplace is a convention center in Novi, Michigan. Located off Interstate 96, about 20 miles (32 km) northwest of Detroit, it is the second-largest convention center in Metro Detroit (after Huntington Place). [1] [2] It is best known as the current location of the Michigan State Fair. [3]
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Thursday rejected a recommendation to cut a proposal for what would be the state's largest wind farm in half, giving new life to the $1.7 billion project. Plans for ...
The first official Michigan State Fair was held in 1849 in Detroit, Michigan. The first state fair had been held on October 1, 1839 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It was moved to Detroit in 1849. [1] Subsequent Michigan state fairs were held in other cities until 1905, when it received what was its permanent home for decades at the Michigan State ...