Heated discussions about the possibility of positioning a 100-square-mile wind farm offshore from Oceana-Mason county prompted some Muskegon Facebook users to encourage potential developers to study Muskegon as an option. Public meetings with potential developers have encouraged expansion of a proposed feasibility study.
According to excerpts from the story:
An ever-growing group on the Facebook Internet social networking site has a message for those proposing a huge wind farm on Lake Michigan: Move it to Muskegon.
The group — excited about the future of wind-energy production on the Great Lakes and the prospects of a $3 billion investment and thousands of new jobs in West Michigan — wants to give a Norwegian wind development company options.
Scandia Wind LLC has proposed a 100-square-mile wind farm with 100 to 200 wind turbines offshore of the Mason-Oceana county line. The proposal created a huge public debate at three informational meetings in the past month.
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