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Land-Based Wind Energy And The Environment: Potential Impacts For Wildlife And The West Michigan Landscape, Betty Gajewski, Claire Schoolmaster, Jon Vandermolen, Erik Edward Nordman
Land-Based Wind Energy And The Environment: Potential Impacts For Wildlife And The West Michigan Landscape, Betty Gajewski, Claire Schoolmaster, Jon Vandermolen, Erik Edward Nordman
Erik Edward Nordman
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Regional Response To A Statewide Renewable Energy Standard: Status And Trends Of Wind Energy Development In West Michigan, Erik Edward Nordman
Regional Response To A Statewide Renewable Energy Standard: Status And Trends Of Wind Energy Development In West Michigan, Erik Edward Nordman
Erik Edward Nordman
This project used integrated assessment to explore and analyze regional response to Michigan’s renewable portfolio standard (RPS). The RPS required electric providers to generate ten-percent of their electricity from renewable sources by 2015. Wind was identified as a primary source of renewable energy, and much of the state’s wind resources are concentrated in the West Michigan coastal zone. About 28 percent of the state’s planned wind generation capacity is located in the four-county study area. Local governments vary in their current regulations for siting utility-scale wind farms, as well as in their attitudes toward them. The region has significant offshore …