Alternative Energy Committee formed on Madeline Island

An Alternative Energy Committee has been formed by former Town Chairman Burke Henry, along with Larry Bean and Alan Fischlowitz, to study the feasibility of using wind, solar or other alternate energy sources on Madeline Island.   The committee will research the possible future use of these technologies by individual Island homeowners, as well as investigating community-wide solutions that may employ these technologies.

The committee has received study grant money from the Apostle Islands Foundation and from Wisconsin Focus on Energy.  The first phase of the committee's research was centered around evaluating various locations on the Island as potential wind turbine generation sites.

The Wisconsin Department of Aeronautics is assisting in providing evaluations and data for the program.  The evaluation period is expected to last a full year.

The committee plans an informational presentation to the public on August 7, at 7 pm.  The presentation will be part of this summer's Madeline Island Wilderness Preserve lecture series at the Madeline Island Museum.