Will Offshore Wind Come to Wisconsin?

We don't often think of Wisconsin as a coastal state, yet by dint of its border with Lake Michigan, it may, like Massachusetts and New York, soon find itself home to an offshore wind project. This piece,
Local Awarded Grants for Renewable Energy Capital Times , Madison.com, (9/10/03) reports that a Wisconsin renewable energy program awarded a $29,200 grant to Superior Safety and Environmental Services to research offshore wind resources in five Wisconsin counties bordering Lake Michigan.