Bloomberg announces alternative energy plan for New York

From CNN's Ekin Middleton

(CNN) - New York's famous skyline could soon sport a new feature: Wind turbines.

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has announced plans to generate power from skyscraper-mounted turbines, offshore wind farms and tidal, solar and geothermal energy as part of an ambitious alternative-energy program he said would "kick alternative energy production into high gear in the Big Apple."

In a Tuesday night speech to an energy conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, Bloomberg said the city is already asking companies with strong track records in producing renewable energy for "their best ideas for creating both small- and large-scale projects serving New Yorkers."