East Lansing (WWJ) -- Michigan State University has gotten wind of a grant to put up anemometers around the state.
The project, to measure wind speeds in five areas around the state, will be funded with a grant of nearly $84,000 from the American Recovery and Investment Act. The effort will gauge wind energy potential and encourage job growth in that industry.
Michigan State will install anemometers on public safety communications towers in Gratiot, Delta, Antrim, Mason and Hillsdale counties.
The new information will help create a wind power map for Michigan, identifying and promoting areas best suited for wind power development.
Data collected in other Midwest states indicates current measurements may underestimate Michigan's wind energy potential.
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