Wind Energy Siting and Policy Issues:
Workshops for Michigan's Renewable Energy

With Michigan’s growth in wind energy dependent on community adoption of the necessary wind siting laws, Michigan Citizen Planner is offering a “What You Need to Know about Wind Energy Siting and Policy Issues” workshop at nine locations throughout Michigan during December 2008. Sponsored by Michigan Farm Bureau and Michigan State University, the 3½-hour workshops will provide planning and zoning officials, local leaders, concerned citizens, farmers and landowners interested in wind the tools and resources necessary to create and implement a strategic plan for wind energy development in their communities.

In response to Governor Granholm signing into law an energy package ensuring that a portion of Michigan’s future energy needs are met through renewable resources, wind power companies are prospecting for new sites in communities to locate wind turbines.

Locations
The workshops will be held from 6pm-9:30pm on the following dates at the following locations:

March 18, 2009 - Oakland County Executive Offices, Waterford
March 19, 2009 - Clarion Hotel, Romulus
March 24, 2009 - Tawas Bay Beach Resort, East Tawas
March 30, 2009 - St. Clair County Building, Port Huron
March 31, 2009 - MSUE - Lenawee County, Adrian
April 1, 2009 - The James B. Henry Center, East Lansing

Registration & Fees
Cost to attend is $45 for Farm Bureau members and Master Citizen Planners, all others pay $55. Please contact the Michigan Citizen Planner office at 517.432.7600 to register and learn more, download the registration form.

 

 

Look for upcoming regional workshops in our events calendar.  

Materials from past presentations will be posted on this page as downloadable pdf’s.