Taylor signs $100,000 deal to test wind power

The winds of change they are a blowin'...

The city of Taylor has signed a deal to test two wind turbines with the intent of powering 600 homes with wind energy starting in 2009.

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The move comes amid debate about national legislation to require that 15 percent of energy come from renewable sources by 2020. But Taylor already is a few steps behind Wyandotte, which is amid a $1 million study of wind farms. Ann Arbor and a handful of universities also are eying wind energy.

"This isn't a movement yet, but I hope it becomes a movement," said Taylor Mayor Cameron Priebe. "We're raising public awareness."

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