Purpose and Use of Sample Zoning

• Wind Energy and Property Values • Property Values Surge in Michigan Counties with wind energy—but why? I Midwest Energy News I April 2017 • Gratiot County Residential Property Values 2012-2020 • Michigan County Comparison — Installed Wind Capacity vs. Real Property SEV increase • REPORT: Relationship between Wind Turbines and Residential Property Values in Massachusetts, Executive Summary I

University of Connecticut and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory I January 9, 2014 • REPORT: A Spatial Hedonic Analysis of the Effects of Wind Energy Facilities on Surrounding Property Values in the United States

I Ernest Orlando Berkeley National Laboratory I August 2013

Electricity Prices and Incentives

• Controlling your Electricity Bill • Electricity Incentives Facts • Wind Power in the U.S. Electric Sector: Selections from the 2019 Wind Powers America Report I AWEA I 2019 • REPORT: Lazard's Levelized Cost of Energy Analysis — Version 14.0 I Lazard I October 2020 • As wind energy prices plunge, Xcel refunds customers who paid a premium I Energy News I November 2020 • Renewable Energy Prices Hit Record Lows: How Can Utilities Benefit From Unstoppable Solar And Wind? • REPORT: What Would Jefferson Do? The Historical Role of Federal Subsidies in Shaping America's Energy Future I Nancy Pfund and Ben Healey, DBL Investors I September 2011

Wildlife and the Environment

• Wind Energy and Wildlife • What kills bald eagles in Michigan? Most comprehensive study ever has the answers I Detroit Free PressI August 7, 2020 • Environmental Benefits: Selections from the 2019 Wind Powers America Report I AWEA I 2019 • Wind Turbine Blades Don't Have To End Up In Landfills I Union of Concerned Scientists I October 30,2020 • Responsible Wind Power and Wildlife I National Wildlife Federation I January 2019 • ARTICLE: World's Top Serial Bird Killers Put Infamous Windmills to Sham I Bloomberg I April 21, 2014 • INFOGRAPH IC: Bad Kitty I Climate Desk I January 29, 2013 • REPORT: State of the Birds 2011 U.S. Department of Interior I 2014

Apex and Wind Energy in the News

• Gratiot County wind farm development shows potential for Montcalm County • Isabella Wind named 2020 Project of the Year by Michigan Energy Innovation Business Council • Windmill bucks, savings to balance Isabella budget • Isabella wind to power Detroit Zoo • County to sign deal to back wind turbine decommissioning with $200,000 apiece • FAA rules new wind farm will pose 'no hazard' at Mt. Pleasant airport • County sets up wind turbine escrow accounts • DTE Energy Receives Approval to Buy Isabella Wind Projects from Apex Clean Energy • Wind deals are becoming even more popular with corporate renewables buyers • Consumers EnergY's New Renewable Energy Program Helps General Motors and Switch in Michigan • GM Operations in Southeast Michigan to Run on Solar and Wind Energy by 2023 • Steelcase Announces New Wind Power Investment with Apex Clean Energy • PepsiCo Targets 100% Renewable Electricity Globally • Port welcomes largest project in history • The wind energy industry brings jobs to Port Fisher Terminals along the Saginaw River