"Development of the wind energy sector is a key piece of Michigan's strategy to diversify our economy and create clean energy jobs," said Governor Granholm at a news conference in Lansing. "The agreement announced today helps to solidify the state's emerging leadership in this industry."

Emerging..  like the scratchy feeling when infected with poison ivy, or the last callers from a 10 hour stint in the local pub, these 'emerging' leaders certainly have great potential.

Green energy doesn't cut it, and creates incredible costs to manufacturing.  And to drive it further, our mistress of the night did what she could to end, or delay real power solutions in Rogers City and Bay city.  Real solutions that would have taken some load of the southern grid, and created real jobs.  

Her quixotic visions somehow have not gotten through to the departments which would tear out potential 'green' generation up here though.  The several dams that will be removed from a watershed here had electrical generation until 2007. From a report I have at hand:

The Brown Bridge, Boardman, and Sabin Dams were all originally constructed with power generation
capabilities. Power was generated at the dams until 1969, at which time, the turbines and generators were removed from Boardman and Sabin Dams. In 1983, both Boardman and Sabin Dams were renovated and hydroelectric power generation re-commenced in 1985. Brown Bridge Dam continuously generated power during this time. In November 2006 Brown Bridge and Sabin Dams were de-commissioned, and in January 2007 the Boardman Dam was decommissioned. Power generation operations were terminated upon decommissioning at all dams.

Now they are slated for removal.  A process pushed by the DNRe and conservation groups hoping to revert land and water flow to an original 'greener age' that existed 120 years ago. (roughly the age of the first dams)

Huh.. what could be more 'Green' than hydro electric power?

The argument against operating these? Not enough electrical generation revenue to offset the cost of maintaining them...

But we will pay $300k per battery factory job, we will pay double for electrical generation from bird chopping, noise making eyesores, and we will stress the grid even more by attempting to build an electric car infrastructure that must depend on the magic pixie dust left in her coat suit pocket to fly.