Nature center lobbies for 110-foot turbine
From an article by Lawrence Sussman:
The Riveredge Nature Center wants to put up a 110-foot-high wind turbine on the east end of its property in the Town of Saukville “to showcase a renewable form of energy,” Patrick Boyle, the center’s executive director, said.The town has received two wind turbine applications this month. Town resident Norman Ammermann is also seeking to erect a 100-foot-high wind turbine on his 5-acre property just west of the Cedarburg Bog.
Town Chairman Jim Kadow said last week that he did not think the town would be overwhelmed with wind turbines.
“They’re too pricey,” he said.
With its wind turbine, Riveredge hopes to show people how a business can generate enough energy to sustain its needs and live within its means, Boyle said.
“It’s just a matter of educating people on what these things can do,” he said.
The planned turbine is expected to produce 35 kilowatt hours of energy and cost about $140,000. The center hopes to use grants and donations to pay for the turbine.
The turbine also may be used for a University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee research project, Boyle said.
