Two turbines could provide Bristol city council with a fifth of its electricity needs if planning permission is approved.
The council has submitted an application for two 3MW wind turbines to be erected on a site formerly used as a Shell Oil storage facility.
According to the application, the site is the best the council has as it has good road access and access to the National Grid, "very good wind exposure" and no houses within a third of a mile.
Conservative councillor Spud Murphy of Avonmouth told This is Bristol: "I think it's wonderful. It's the cleanest renewable energy you can get and the turbines are interesting to watch.
"We're going to get a lot of wind in future because of the changing climate and the turbines will be facing right on to the Bristol Channel. The prevailing winds come up the channel."
It is hoped the turbines will help reduce the council's £4 million annual electricity bill.
The council has set itself the goal of getting 15 per cent of its electricity form renewable sources and reducing energy consumption by ten per cent compared to the figures for 2003/04 by 2010.
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