As cities across the state look to the future of supplying state-required percentages of electricity through alternative means, Holland prepares to erect a test wind turbine on the city’s famed Windmill Island. The turbine will gather wind power statistics to determine the feasibility of a permanent industrial turbine on the site.
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HOLLAND -- The nearly 250-year-old DeZwaan windmill at Windmill Island Gardens is getting a svelte, brainy new neighbor.
A nearly 200-foot-high pole that will collect wind speed and other weather information that could be used to build a power-generating wind turbine on the island soon will go up. The city's Zoning Board of Appeals on Thursday approved two variances clearing the way for its installation.
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