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In 2001, board members and staff of the Fox Islands Electric Cooperative started exploring the feasibility of wind power on the islands. The cooperative received a grant for a three-year wind energy study conducted the following year. The study was conducted by the University of Massachusetts Amherst Renewable Energy Research Laboratory.
The Fox Islands consist of the North Fox and South Fox Islands, in Lake Michigan. [1] [2] The uninhabited islands are approximately 17 miles (27 km) northwest of Cathead Point near the tip of the Leelanau Peninsula of Michigan and about 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Beaver Island. The two islands form part of an archipelago.
Each wind turbine used in the wind farm is a V100 rated at 1.8MW. [4] In total the farm produces just over 100MW of power that is distributed by Consumers Energy throughout the state of Michigan. The Lake Winds Energy Park contributes to the 1,350MW of wind energy being produced in the state of Michigan at the time of their grand opening ...
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 ...
In 2010, wind power produced 0.3% of Michigan's electrical power. [14] Installed wind capacity more than doubled in 2011, to a total of 377 MW nameplate capacity. The largest wind farm in Michigan, the 385 MW Isabella Wind Project developed by Apex Clean Energy and acquired by DTE, entered full operation in 2021. [15] Michigan Wind 1, a 46 ...
Senate Bill 571, introduced by Sen. John Cherry, D-Flint, expands Michigan's prevailing wage law to cover construction projects of clean energy facilities, defined in the bill as solar, wind and ...
This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in Michigan, sorted by type and name. In 2022, Michigan had a total summer capacity of 30,538 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 117,497 GWh. [ 2 ]
Oct. 16—CIRI, Fire Island, Fire Island Wind, alternative energy, renewable energy, wind energy, wind farm, wind power An Alaska Native corporation is looking at expanding its Fire Island Wind ...