Preliminary Survey of Some Major Factors Bearing on the Feasibility of Energy Centers in Michigan. Executive Summary. Draft for Review

摘要

A preliminary survey of the principal technical, economic, environmental, legal/regulatory, and social factors bearing on the feasibility of locating, constructing, and operating energy centers in the State of Michigan was conducted. This executive summary describes (1) the physical characteristics of two study sites in Michigan on or near the Great Lakes, (2) the technical characteristics and configuration of an energy center which could be located at these sites, including the centralized power-generating facility and the colocated industrial and agricultural energy users, and (3) the characteristics of the harbor and urban development associated with the energy center. The summary then goes on to discuss the principal factors and impacts, as well as to identify problem areas and key issues; it also presents recommendations for further study suggested by this survey. (ERA citation 03:040680)