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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]
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 ...
In 2023, 421.1 terawatt-hours were generated by wind power, or 10.07% of electricity in the United States. [4] The average wind turbine generates enough electricity in 46 minutes to power the average American home for one month. [5] In 2019, wind power surpassed hydroelectric power as the largest renewable energy source in the U.S. In March and ...
The annual production of a wind turbine is a product of the capacity rating, the capacity factor, and the number of hours in a year. A 200 MW wind farm at 35% capacity factor will generate approximately 613.2 GWh/year. In addition to the megawatt wind farms, community scale single wind turbines of from 250 kW to 750 kW are typically 50 meters ...
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 ...
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 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 ...
Minnesota electricity production by type Fenton wind farm at sunrise. As of 2023, the installed capacity for wind power in Minnesota was more than 4500 megawatts (MW). [1] Wind power generated 25 percent of Minnesota’s electricity in 2023, ranking among the top ten states in the United States for wind energy as a share of total electricity generation.