Lake Michigan Offshore Wind Project Split in Half
The footprint for the wind project proposed by Scandia Wind Offshore LLC has been modified to two 500 MW offshore fields, and a 125 MW onshore project. In response to a concerted “social media” effort by offshore wind proponents in Muskegon, the revised plan would keep the northern ½ of the original project (removing that portion closest to Pentwater) and relocate the other ½ six miles off the coast of Grand Haven. The onshore project would be at the Muskegon County Wastewater Management System. Scandia suggests that the size of the proposed turbines makes importing difficult, and that the turbines needed at the proposed wind farms creates a tremendous home market for a Michigan OEM.
