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Energy is generated and consumed all around the Great Lakes. Abundant natural resources are put work in a variety of ways to make this possible. The Great Lakes are a source of cooling water to remove excess heat from large power plants, a shipping lane to deliver coal over long distances, and a contributor to wind energy extracted in states bordering them.
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- Coal Energy is the most abundant source of energy in the United States, and the Great Lakes are a major shipping route for the delivery of coal.
- Hydro Energy has been used in traditional dams on rivers feeding the Great Lakes, run-of-river hydro, and even pumped storage to use water from the Great Lakes for peaking energy.
- Natural Gas Energy is a clean-burning alternative for both intermediate and peaking gas turbine generating stations. The Great Lakes are surrounded by pipelines for the transportation of fuel, and storage fields exist in the states and provinces surrounding them.
- Nuclear Energy is experiencing a renaissance as new applications to build and operate reactors are being submitted to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
- Petroleum Energy continues to be the largest source of energy consumed in the world. Processing plants ring the Great Lakes, and prices have made extraction economic from unconventional sources such as oil shale in Michigan.
- Solar Energy initiatives have been started throughout the Great Lakes region to introduce newer technologies to capture heat from the sun.
- Wind Energy power generation is being installed across the Great Lakes states and provinces as regional governments promote renewable energy, energy independence, and environmentally clean sources of energy.
External Resources
Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association
