A Grand State University study group in West Michigan has researched the proposed effects of offshore wind on tourism only to report no relatively significant effect in the minds of visitors to locations with offshore wind.
Using existing European offshore wind locations and studying tourism perceptions and change in tourism rates, no significant level of harm or help to tourism was reported.
This study contradicts expected assumptions of some that offshore wind could cause decreases in tourism within states bordering offshore wind farms, particularly affecting the Great Lakes States which rely heavily on tourism for investment throughout year. Despite the study, it is believed offshore wind will take years to be realized within the Great Lakes.
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