The
lease
gives
Gamesa
Energy
USA
five
years
to
complete
bat,
bird,
environmental
and
wind
studies,
and
finalize
a
long-term
power
purchase
agreement
with
electric
utilities
within
the
state.
Two
one-year
extensions
are
possible.
Gamesa
has
indicated
that
it
would
like
to
have
the
facility
up
and
running
within
three
years,
Mark
Eisenbarth,
wastewater
director
for
Muskegon
County,
tells
Recharge.
The
wind
farm
would
be
located
on
the
county’s
11,000
acre
(44.5sq
km)
wastewater
site
about
11
miles
(17.7km)
east
of
Lake
Michigan.
He
says
that
turbine
size
has
not
been…
