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Great Lakes

Updated July 2010

Contacts:

Overview of Status:

The Great Lakes Wind Collaborative, which has an offshore wind working group, is actively striving to facilitate offshore wind development in Great Lakes waters. The Great Lakes Commission received a DEO grant to explore Best Practices for freshwater offshore wind development.

Proposed Projects:

Please see the Michigan, Wisconsin, New York, and Indiana web pages for state-specific activities, studies, and resources.

Policy and Regulation:

The Great Lakes Wind Collaborativewas established in 2008 to identify and address issues affecting the planning, development, and operation of wind power facilities in the Great Lakes region.  Grants from Wind Powering America and a major wind company provided a total of $100,000 in first year funding. The Collaborative has since been formally adopted as an initiative of the Great Lakes Commission, which will serve as Secretariat, providing staff support. Members include nine states/provinces, US and Canadian agencies, and industry, academic, environmental, and stakeholder interests.

The Great Lakes Wind Collaborative established an offshore wind working group.

Studies, Research and Development:

In 2009, the Great Lakes Commission (on behalf of the Great Lakes Wind Collaborative) received $99,740 from DOE to pursue an initiative called Best Practices to Accelerate Wind Power in the Great Lakes Region and Beyond.

The Great Lakes Wind Collaborative has, among resources, a Great Lakes Wind Atlas.