Offshore Wind Wire

MORNING ROUNDUP: MA Governor Candidates Criticize Cape Wind

Three Massachusetts gubernatorial candidates criticized the Cape Wind offshore wind project yesterday while incumbent Gov. Deval Patrick defended the effort, the Boston Globe reported. Republican Charles Baker said that Cape Wind got “a sweetheart deal’’ from the state, according to the Globe.// Green-Rainbow Party candidate Jill Stein said there was a lack [...]

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MORNING ROUNDUP: Michigan County Rejects Offshore Wind Interest

Commissioners in Oceana County, Michigan, decided yesterday to effectively block a wind project off their shores in Lake Michigan, the Muskegon Chronicle reported. County commissioners voted 4-2 not to move forward with studies on a 500 megawatt offshore wind farm proposed by Scandia Wind.  Scandia had asked local counties to decide if the visual presence of [...]

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Offshore Wind Debate Intensifies in Michigan

By Peter Brennan An offshore wind farm proposal was met Wednesday with an angry response from audience members in the West Michigan town of Hart, the Muskegon Chronicle reported. Scandia Offshore Wind presented its proposal for a 250 megawatt wind farm four miles off the coast of Pentwater, MI, at the meeting in Oceana County. According to [...]

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MORNING ROUNDUP: County Opposes Lake Michigan Project

Scandia Wind asked the boards of commissioners in several Michigan counties to vote on their proposed Lake Michigan wind farm.  On Tuesday night Mason County voted no, according to Interlochen Public Radio.  In a 9-1 vote, the board of commissioners decided not to endorse the project and effectively forced Scandia to relocate the project further [...]

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Michigan Advisory Group Proposes Offshore Wind Legislation

By David McGlinchey A Michigan panel proposed offshore wind legislation this week to Gov. Jennfier Granholm and the state legislature, potentially delivering some clarity to the industry as it explores wind energy potential on the Great Lakes. The draft legislation includes live auctions to award offshore wind leases and a framework that allows state officials or developers [...]

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Group Forms To Oppose Lake Michigan Wind Farm

Disgruntled Michigan residents formed an opposition group this week to fight a proposed wind farm on Lake Michigan, according to local reports and documents from the group. Last month, representatives from Scandia Wind Offshore, LLC met with residents of Mason County, Michigan, and proposed the 1,000 MW Aegier Offshore Wind Farm Project.  According to Scandia officials, [...]

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Developer Launches Public Outreach For 1,000 MW Lake Michigan Wind Farm

A Minnesota-based wind farm developer held a public information session this week to discuss a proposed 1,000 megawatt wind farm on Lake Michigan. Representatives from Scandia Wind Offshore LLC met with residents of Mason County, Michigan, on Tuesday to present a preliminary outline of the Aegir Offshore Wind Farm Project.  Mason County is on the eastern [...]

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