
Public Works board members in Muskegon, Michigan, are awaiting approval of a wind farm agreement that would allow a private developer to research constructing large wind turbines at Muskegon County's wastewater site.
According to the Muskegon Chronicle, the delay in approval has now sparked questions among the Muskegon County Board of Public Works and Board of Commissioners, which approved the project recently, as to how how serious the private company is about the wind farm.
The delay was recently discussed during a Public Works board meeting, where it was concluded that the private developer was stalled by the holiday season, the Chronicle reported.
Once the lease agreement is signed by all parties, the private company will have exclusive rights to research and investigate the ability for a wind farm to be constructed on the wastewater site in eastern Muskegon county, the source stated. The development team would pay thousands of dollars annually to the county in exchange for exclusivity once the project is started. The development term of the lease allows the wastewater site to be researched in pursuit of a long-term contract to generate and sell power.
According to Bloomberg, investments in green energy reached a record amount in 2011, totaling $260 billion worldwide.

