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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 ...
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]
A Milan Township farmer testified in support of state control of wind and solar projects, while a Deerfield-based group argued to keep local control. Michigan bills on wind and solar projects ...
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 ...
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 ...
In west Michigan, wind gusts could reach peaks between 35 to 45 mph Monday, according to the NWS in Grand Rapids. Expect winds to pick up in the morning, with gales expected in the afternoon and ...
Coal use has decreased by half over the last decade, replaced by natural gas and renewables. 60% of renewable generation is wind energy. [1] Michigan imports all coal and nuclear fuel (uranium), and 82% of natural gas. A goal to produce over 10% of electricity from in-state renewable sources was set in 2015.
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 ...