Holland takes cautious steps on plan to build a wind farm
The City of Holland is buying the option to lease more land it wants to use for a wind farm. City Council approved the lease agreements Wednesday night to spend $40,000 for roughly 860 acres of land...
View ArticleFinding out how Michigan residents feel about wind power
Residents in Manistee and Benzie counties are receiving surveys in the mail this week. The survey will ask questions about wind energy. Christie Manning is a visiting professor at Macalester College in...
View ArticleMuskegon County moves on plans to build large-scale wind farm
Muskegon County has reached an agreement with developers to build a large-scale wind farm at its waste water treatment plant. The 11,000 acre site sits less than 15 miles away from the Lake Michigan...
View ArticleHigh-tech research buoy gathers lots of offshore wind data, but future...
An 8-ton research buoy that’s been floating around Lake Michigan collecting detailed data about wind conditions offshore has been brought back on land for the winter. With the mild winter the buoy...
View ArticleProposed amendment would ratchet up renewable power mandate
A coalition of business, labor and agriculture groups is backing a ballot campaign to boost the state’s renewable energy mandate. Michigan utilities are already required to get 10 percent of their...
View ArticleBuoy that could determine viability of offshore wind farm to head back out to...
Wednesday state regulators and researchers will head about 35 miles west of Muskegon, near the Michigan-Wisconsin border in Lake Michigan. There they’ll survey the bottom of Lake Michigan to make sure...
View ArticleFloating wind farm in the Great Lakes?
One major investor could make all the difference for a group hoping to test a prototype of a floating offshore wind farm in the Great Lakes. The group needs about $3 million to apply for a federal...
View ArticleMid Michigan officials consider large wind farm
Officials in Eaton County are considering a proposal that would see the construction of several dozen wind turbines. The plan from Houston-based Horizon Wind Energy LLC would create a 63-turbine wind...
View ArticleCity of Holland decides winds not strong enough for wind farm
The City of Holland is backing out of plans for a potential wind farm. The city-owned utility bought the option to lease hundreds of acres in Allegan County after the state identified the area as one...
View ArticleMeasuring wind energy off the Lake Michigan shore
Scientists are analyzing new data that’ll determine whether offshore wind farms are viable in Lake Michigan and the data is more detailed than any available from the Great Lakes so far. A floating...
View ArticleSikkema says green energy mandate would lead to higher energy costs
The campaigns for and against Proposal 3 on the November ballot are arguing the economic merits of renewable fuels versus coal and gas. Proposal 3 would require 25 percent of the state’s electricity be...
View ArticleResearch buoy shows offshore winds average at least 22 mph in middle of Lake...
Wind speed in the middle of Lake Michigan appears to be some of the best in the state for developing wind energy. That’s according to preliminary data from a high-tech research buoy that’s been...
View ArticleMichigan State University Trustees expected to vote on energy plan
Michigan State University is in the midst of a debate over how much the school can rely on alternative energy sources to power its East Lansing campus. The university’s Board of Trustees meets...
View ArticleMichigan State University commits to green energy (but not enough for some)
The Michigan State University Board of Trustees has approved a plan that will increase the East Lansing campus’ reliance on renewable energy sources. The plan approved this morning will require MSU to...
View ArticleWinds whipping up big waves, causing power outages in Michigan
Today's real-time Wind Map is showing some strong northeasterly winds flowing across Michigan's Lower Peninsula, and southeasterly winds across the U.P. There's a gale warning in effect until midnight...
View ArticleOne death blamed on yesterday's winds, crews work to restore power
Winds whipping across the state yesterday with gusts of up to 55 mph brought down big trees and downed power lines. The Associated Press reports the winds caused the death of a women in Van Buren...
View ArticleWind turbines to add power to Lansing city hall
The city of Lansing is turning to a new source for its electric power. "Thank you all for joining us on this breezy, lovely day in downtown Lansing…perfect for the announcement that we’re here to...
View Article25 x '25: Creating a new renewable energy standard for Michigan
The Michigan Energy, Michigan Jobs coalition wants to increase the state’s renewable energy standard to 25 percent by 2025. That would mean that a quarter of all the energy used in Michigan would come...
View ArticleDebate over renewable energy ballot issue heats up in Michigan
LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Supporters say a ballot measure requiring that utilities get more of their electricity from renewable sources would make Michigan a leader in clean energy and create jobs....
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Michigan Attorney General fights to keep juvenile lifers behind bars "State Attorney General Bill Schuette has not given up on trying to keep so-called juvenile lifers behind bars. Next week, he plans...
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