Politics & Government
Balloon Test Offers Scale of Proposed Wind Turbine on Winter Island [POLL]
Two balloons were sent more than 350-feet into the sky over Salem Saturday afternoon aimed at showing the potential size of a proposed wind turbine on Winter Island.
A handful of local residents made their way down to Saturday afternoon to look skyward for a pair balloons meant to show the scale of a on Winter Island.
The proposal includes plans for a $4.2 million turbine that would be nearly 400 feet high. The 1.5-megawatt wind turbine would be erected near the Salem harbormaster’s office at Winter Island Marine Park and would generate between $200,000 to $700,000 in annual revenue, according to Salem officials.
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