The massive 100- to 200-turbine project was outlined by a Norwegian wind development company Havgul Clean Energy AS for the waters off northern Oceana and southern Mason counties.

The $3 billion Aegir Offshore Wind Farm is being suggested for a 100-square-mile area from the Ludington Pumped Storage Facility south to Silver Lake State Park near Mears.

The 300- to 450-foot-high turbines would be built as close as two miles offshore from Silver Lake to 41/2 miles off the Ludington shoreline.

The more than 150 people at the first public presentation on the project were overwhelmingly opposed to the plan. Objections ranged from the effect on views from beaches to concerns for property values.

However, a minority of the audience at the meeting at West Shore Community College was supportive, based on job creation and wanting... [continue via Web link]