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POWER STRUGGLE-WIND OLIVER TOWNSHIP, MICH. (AP) (wgvu) - GOVERNOR GRANHOLM SAYS MICHIGAN
SHOULD ADD MORE WIND POWER AND SHOULD MAKE THE COMPONENTS OF THE
WINDMILLS USED TO GENERATE IT.
LAST WEEK, SHE VISITED THE 32-TURBINE HARVEST WIND FARM IN HURON
COUNTY'S OLIVER TOWNSHIP.
THE 26-STORY STRUCTURES HAVE THREE 135-FOOT-LONG BLADES.
GRANHOLM SAYS MICHIGAN ALREADY HAS ADVANTAGES TO ATTRACT
COMPANIES THAT MAKE COMPONENTS FOR WIND TURBINES -- MANUFACTURING
CAPACITY, SKILLED WORKERS AND A WINDY SHORELINE.
THE GOVERNOR SAYS MICHIGAN NEEDS A LAW REQUIRING THAT A
GUARANTEED AMOUNT OF THE STATE'S POWER COME FROM WIND OR OTHER
RENEWABLE SOURCES. ABOUT 3 PERCENT OF POWER NOW SOLD TO MICHIGAN
CUSTOMERS IS GENERATED BY RENEWABLE SOURCES.

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