The Watertown Township
Humane Society is determining the feasibility of wind power with a 132
feet high wind turbine that would capture wind energy for its facility.
According to excerpts from the article:
Shelter President Stephen Heaven said Watertown Township has approved a zoning variance allowing the shelter to build the turbine, which could reach as high as 132 feet.
But first, officials plan to use an anemometer, or a wind gauge, for 13 months to test wind potential.
Locally, the trend of businesses and organizations installing wind turbines is "in its infancy," according to David Wilson, lead faculty member and coordinator of Lansing Community College's Alternative Energy Engineering Technology program.
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