I can suggest an even easier and more dramatic demonstration site - we're planning to put the Media Arts Center in the Gillota Building on the Central Viaduct. This 6 story building has good height on a ridge without any real obstruction coming off the Cuyahoga River Valley. While I'm sure the wind is not as strong as on the lake but it's got to be some of the most direct wind exposure in town. Across the viaduct we also have the fire station and Fire Museum... they'd be interested in advanced energy concepts. Imagine getting as much of that off the grid as possible... the whole viaduct is already isolated by major roadways so it is like an island.

Since Bernadette Gillita is driving the development of the media arts center, and her family owns this optimal building for that, we are proceeding putting the center there. KSU CUDC is helping - lots of cool partnerships developing - let's get working on the green piece. Why not start with as much off the grid as possible - the NEOMAC won't need much power to start so a few of those $500 wind turbines could probably cover all power needs for the first phases of the development... and it would be easy to isolate the NEOMAC from the rest of the power grid within the building, so it would truly be off grid. We can plan further green excellence in to all stages thenafter, but let's start right from the beginning (also - high visibility site to show off a wind turbine!!!).

Feel free to comment.

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