Wisconsin has joined the offshore wind power bandwagon. I've previously posted on proposals to explore the potential for harnessing the Great Lakes offshore winds in Michigan, Ohio, and Ontario. Now, according to an article in the Fort Mill Times, Wisconsin will study the potential of offshore winds on Lakes Michigan and Superior.
The study, approved by the States Public Service Commission on the recommendation of Governor Jim Doyle, will look at the economic potential and environmental impacts of offshore wind farms.
"There's enough unanswered questions that it's a matter of public policy. We should explore it," said Eric Callisto, commission Chairman Dan Ebert's executive assistant. "The economics have to dictate this makes sense. But right now we're in something of an information vacuum."
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