Norton Shores to install donated wind turbine, Muskegon considers similar project

Norton Shores plans to install a donated wind turbine to give residents an idea whether the technology is practical for home use, and Muskegon may follow suit with installations of its own.

According to excerpts from the story:

NORTON SHORES -- Norton Shores officials will soon be able to provide residents with firsthand information about installing and operating a small wind turbine. Supported by a grant from the Eklund Alternative Energy Fund of the Community Foundation for Muskegon County, the city will be putting up a Swift wind turbine on a city building. The information generated by the wind turbine will be available to residents considering a turbine for their own home.

"The main purpose is to explore wind energy and be a proponent of wind power," said Dick Maher, the city's community development director. "I think it's a great project."

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