Alternative Energy

Alternative, Renewable Energy is a major issue here in the United States. Not only will it provide independence from foreign oil, it has the vast potential for job creation that can not be outsourced. 

Bay County has the added benefit of accessibility to the river front for shipping wind-turbines out. If you are a manufacturer interested in alternative energy in Bay County, please feel free to contact County Executive Thomas L. Hickner for more information.

The purpose of this website is to provide information to the interested person with the goal of gaining understanding about all aspects of alternative energy.

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General Information Organizations     • American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy • American Wind Energy Association • AmpAir - Microwind • Energizing Michigan • Energy Information Administration • Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association • Michigan's Alternative and Renewable Energy Center • NextEnergy • Renewable Energy • Renewable Energy World  Presentations • Michigan's Alternative Energy Destiny -   Challenges and Opportunities - NextEnergy Articles  • Compact Flourescent Light Bulbs Lose Sheen but Still    Outshine Alternative  • Detroit Edison Seeks Alternative Energy - WWJ Newsradio 950 • DTE to try Alternative Energy - Detroit Free Press • Legislative Update on Federal Energy Efficiency Tax    Incentives - ACEEE • NextEnergy Gets New CEO • Policy, Not Ability, Limits Michigan's Alternative    Energy Future Expert Say - Oakland Business Review • Poll - Electric Customers Willing to Pay More for Jobs -    Gongwer 6/9/2008 Demand for Energy • U.S. Renewable Energy Demand Increases 7.4% -    Renewableenergyworld.com Zoning • Focus on Wind Power Offers Exemption from Zoning - MAC  • In Rural New York, Windmills can bring a wiff of Corruption -    New York Times Conferences / Exhibitions • Michigan Wind Conference 2009 - Detroit • Windpower 2009 Conference and Exhibition - Chicago Types of Alternative Energy Coal • Chu Tries to Resolve Concerns About Coal - Detroit News • EPA: Coal Plants Must Limit CO2 • EPA Halts Ruling Halts New Coal-Fired Power Plants -   Scientific American  • Poll Shows Support for Coal Moratorium - Gongwer 8/21/08 Nuclear Energy • DTE's Nuclear Plan Carries Heavy Cost - MI Business Review Solar Energy • Interview with Ray Kurzweil - CNN • Michigan Solar Power Resource - Powered Generators.com • Parking Lot Solar Energy Article - Businessweek • Renewable Energy's Future Takes Root in N.C. Companies -   The Sun News - Myrtle Beach Online

Wind Energy • An Integrated Assessment Approach for Siting Wind Turbines   in Coastal Counties in Michigan - MSU • Commissioners Approve Wind Turbine Deal - Harold Standard • Consumers Energy Secures 28,000 Acres for Wind Energy in    Mason and Tuscola Counties - WWJ Newsradio 950 • Energy Changes are in the Wind - Cadillac News • GE Confirms Wind Turbine Supply is Getting Worse -   Green Tech - CNET News • Great Lakes Wind Power - Detroit News • Hard Hit Autoworkers Might Find a Future in Wind Power -   Detroit News • Indiana Wind Turbine Plant Plans to Hire 450 -   The Municie Star Press • Kawkawlin Township Wind Ordinance - DRAFT • Michigan Energy Report • Michigan Land Use Guidelines for Siting Wind Energy Systems -   Michigan State University Extension • Michigan Siting Guidelines for Wind Energy - State of Michigan • Michigan's Offshore Wind Potential - Land Policy Institute • Michigan Wind Map - State of Michigan • Michigan Wind Resources - National Renewable Energy Lab • Muskegon Lake Wind Turbine in Planning Stages -   Muskegon Chronicle • New Wind Industry Supplier for Alpena - MEDC • Obama Energy Goal Hard To Meet - Reuters.com • Shortage of Turbines Puts the Brakes on Wind Power -   Vancouver Sun • Studies Lift Hopes for Great Lakes Wind Turbine Farms -   Washington Post • Tuscola County's Wind Energy Website • Wind Energy Mapping - AWS Truewind • Wind Could Renew Manufacturing - Deleware Online • Wind Powering America - U.S. Department of Energy • Windustry Large On-Shore Wind Information • Wind. The Power. The Promise. The Business. -   Business Week Large Off-Shore Wind Information • Ann Arbor Startup Hopes to Facilitate Offshore Wind Farms   Out of Sight - Ann Arbor Business Review • Could Offshore Wind Farms Revolutionize the Energy Industry   - Talkibie  • Deep Offshore Wind Power Generation Using Oil and Gas   Platform Technology - Renewable Energy World • Michigan Great Lakes Offshore Wind Permitting Dry Run -   Final Report - MEDC, GLREA,  Mikinetics Consulting, LLC • Regulators Plan Great Lakes Off-Shore Wind Generation -   Chicago Tribune • Update on Off-Shore Wind - Cleantechblog.com Small At-Home Wind Information • Earthtronics: Wind in a box  • Residential Wind Turbine Information - AWEA • Swift - Rooftop Wind Energy System Transmittion of Electricity • U.S. Wind Power Doubles in Two Years - TheStreet.com • Wind Energy Bumps Into Power Grid's Limit - New York Times NextEnergy - Michigan Wind Energy Manufacturing Work Group  • Member Update - September 2008 • Member Update - November 2008 • Member Update - December 2008