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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]
Wind energy policy mostly comes from a state level due to the limited access to relevant federal incentives. [citation needed] Most states in the US have energy policies to help support wind energy development. State policies offer incentives and tax credits for both producers and consumers to make wind energy more affordable.
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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 ...
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 ...
Colorado has the potential to install 387,220 MW of wind power generating capacity according to a 2010 U.S. DOE study. [8] The graphs below show the growth in the installed capacity (measured in megawatts (MW) along with the growth in the actual electrical energy produced (measured in gigawatt-hours (GW·h) within the state for more than the past decade.
The 2011 NREL report, Large-Scale Offshore Wind Power in the United States, analyzes the current state of the offshore wind energy industry. According to the report, offshore wind resource development would help the country to achieve 20% of its electric power from wind by 2030 and to revitalize the manufacturing sector.
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 ...