Yeah but we stopped their BS with their attempted Constitutional Amendment for live time funds.
Where I work, we put up both a Solar Array and Wind Turbine.
The makers of the Turbine are now in Chapter whatever, bought out by G.E. Supposedly. Can’t get support, parts or service. It was installed in October. Enegery Monitoring software/hardware does not work so who knows if it is generating or just chasing birds.
The 6 segment solar array is generating electricity. One a clear sky day it generates about 25 cents worth of electricity (3-5 kwh). Well worth the 10-15k investment. /s
This specific system requires 3 phase power to the array to power the drive that tracks the sun and monitoring hardware.
Of course this was purchased with public tax dollars. No sensable person on a budget they have to watch would even consider such a waste.
Yeah but we stopped their BS with their attempted Constitutional Amendment for live time funds.
That was a disaster that even the supporters admitted was virtually impossible. They just wanted it in the state constitution to grab money and prevent other working sorces of energy for being built.
Proposal 3 would require that the state add as many as 13 times more wind turbines in Michigan than currently operate. Proposal 3 would mandate that 25 percent of Michigan’s energy come from renewable sources. Wind is expected to be the primary supplier of renewable energy if the proposal passes.
Advocates and experts predict 2,300 to 3,790 nearly 500-feet high wind turbines would have to be added to meet the 25-percent mandate. Michigan currently has 292 wind turbines in operation.
Most of Michigan is 'Poor' or 'Marginal' For Wing Energy
One thing about that map. Almost all of those red and purple areas are off limits now and erecting windmills off shore makes them twice as expensive to erect and maintain.
