Highlights: The Port of Milwaukee
“Hwy H2O HIGHLIGHTS†focuses on our member ports and companies throughout the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway System with stories that highlight innovative and interesting cargo movements; changes and improvements that ports and companies are making to create greater opportunity, and/or member insights on the latest market trends.
Highlights: The Port of Milwaukee
The City of Milwaukee’s Office of Environmental Sustainability and the Port of Milwaukee partnered to install a Northern Power 100 wind turbine at the Port’s Administration building near the shore of Lake Michigan. The turbine provides more than 100% of the electricity needs of the Administration building. According to Mayor Barrett, “This turbine is a demonstration of the city’s commitment to clean energy. It is the first wind energy system powering a city building with clean, renewable electricity. This installation will benefit both the environment and taxpayers of Milwaukee.â€
Click Here to see the estimated avoided electricity cost, the total energy generated since it was installed and even the wind speed of the turbine!
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