Washtenaw Wind Project Resources
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Washtenaw
Resources
- Site Selection Report (PDF; See also: Site Selection Report Figures and Appendices)
- Information Pamphlet
- Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners Resolution
- University of Michigan Department of Aerospace, Oceanic and Space Sciences
- City of Ann Arbor Energy Office
- Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association
- Michigan State Energy Office
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- Michigan Wind Working Group
- NEXTENERGY
Informational Material
- MSU Extension brochure "Michigan Land Use Guidelines for Siting Wind Turbines"
- Michigan Tall Structures Act, PA 259 of 1959
- Annual Report on Wind Power Installation, Cost and Performance Trends: 2006. Wiser, Ryan and Mark Boliinger. U.S. DOE.
- Michigan Siting Guidelines for Energy Systems
- Proceedings of the Wind Energy and Birds/Bats Workshop: Understanding and Resolving Bird and Bat Impacts. Washington, DC. May 18-19, 2004. Prepared by RESOLVE, Inc., Washington, D.C., Susan Savitt Schwartz, ed. September 2004.
- Wind Turbine Development: Location of Manufacturing Jobs. Sterzenger, George and Matt Svrcek. Renewable Energy Policy Project. 2004.
- New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) report "Wind Energy: Model Ordinance Options" is part of the NYSERDA "Wind Energy Toolkit"
Model Wind Energy Ordinances
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Model Wind Energy Ordinance for communities within Washtenaw County, based off of the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth's (DLEG) Siting Guidelines
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Model Wind Energy Ordinance as permitted by right use, from the Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association's County Wind Energy Planning Project in cooperation with Manistee County, MI.
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Safety and Setbacks Model Wind Energy Ordinance for large scale wind energy systems
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Model Wind Energy Ordinance as zoning overlay
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Small Wind Energy Systems Ordinance from the Wisconsin Focus on Energy Program
Sample Wind Energy Ordinances
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Otsego County, MI allows wind generation towers as a special use.
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Bridgehampton Township, Sanilac County, MI allows wind energy through a zoning overlay district.
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Huron County, MI created a wind energy facility zoning overlay district. In addition, the County amended the zoning regulations in agricultural districts to permit wind energy facilities by right.
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