The state Department of Environmental Management (DEM), along with the Town of Narragansett and the City of Providence, is looking for proposals from private developers to erect three wind turbines in Narragansett. Besides Black Point, the state is looking at land at the west end of the Escape road in Galilee and land owned by either the state or Providence at Camp Cronin, on the west shore of Point Judith.

Narragansett town is looking at the feasibility of erecting a turbine near its sewage treatment plant south of Scarborough state beach.

“We’re looking to benefit the state as much as possible,” said DEM Director W. Michael Sullivan. “We’re trying to show that DEM can practice what it preaches.”

The State Properties Committee is scheduled to review the three DEM proposals when it meets next in Providence.

The state has selected Deepwater Wind, LLC to develop a $1.5-billion wind farm offshore, following state mapping and planning. The goal is to generate 15% of the state’s energy with the turbines.

Grays Harbor Ocean Energy Co., is looking for federal permits to erect 100 turbines offshore.

Another company. Allco Renewable Energy Group Ltd. has announced recently that it has approached a half-dozen Rhode Island communities with turbine proposals.

David J. Crook Sr., president of the Narragansett Town Council, said he does not expect any public opposition to the proposals in his town.

“It’s all open land, not near any neighbors,” Crook, said.

Crook said that Narragansett was spending a lot of money for electricity and it needs to do what it can to mitigate the costs.

“If we don’t look at this, we’ll be left behind,” Crook, said.

Thomas D. Getz, an assistant to the director for strategic planning, said that the engineering studies indicated the most feasible areas in terms of wind energy were Little Compton, Narragansett and Westerly. The DEM does not own land in Little Compton, he said. Westerly was ruled out as it is used by migratory birds.

Sullivan said that the state would probably look for cash payments from turbine developers, in exchange for making the land available to them.

The DEM also plans to install a wind turbine at Salty Brine State Beach, in Narragansett. But that will be a small demonstration model, said Sullivan, to power a couple of light bulbs.