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Article: Wind farms proposed on water; 3 separate groups want to put turbines in Lake Michigan
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- April 24, 2008
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Three developers are floating plans to erect hundreds of wind
turbines in Lake Michigan as interest in the construction of wind
farms surges around the country.
The Lake Michigan plans are all in the very preliminary stages,
and how they would be financed is unclear.
The projects are being discussed as several state agencies have
launched a study to determine the feasibility of erecting wind
turbines on the two Great Lakes that border the state -- Superior
and Michigan.
Interest in lake-based wind farms comes amid growing demand for
renewable energy to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and calls
for more home-grown energy.
There are no offshore, or water-based, wind projects operating in ...