Great Lakes Wind Farm - Zoomed

This is a zoomed in screenshot that shows the proximity of the wind farm and the beach. The farm is placed just beyond the normal routes of small naval vessels.

Great Lakes Wind Farm

I chose an offshore location because it had the greatest wind speed and minimized any negative impacts. An offshore location does bring up new environmental concerns, but according to the AWEA (http://www.awea.org/faq/wwt_offshore.html), offshore wind farms have minimal impact on sea life, coastal erosion, and fishing.