Gamesa enters deal for possible 150MW Michigan wind farm

Muskegon County in Michigan has signed a lease agreement with a subsidiary of Gamesa that gives it exclusive rights to explore development of up to a 150MW wind farm that would use the Spanish vendor’s turbines.

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.

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