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P501 Numerical Simulation of Wind Power Potential in Upstate New York
P501 NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF WIND POWER POTENTIAL IN UPSTATE NEW YORK Robert Ballentine *, Scott Steiger and Daniel Phoenix State University of New York at Oswego 1. INTRODUCTION 2. METHODOLOGY Consistent with the national goal of moving away 2.1 Grid Arrangement from our dependence on carbon-based fuels, there is considerable interest in New York State in developing We are running the ARW-core of WRF on a wind power especially in areas with highest potential. doubly-nested grid (Fig. 1) to ensure that both large- The purpose of this research is to simulate low-level scale meteorological forcing and local geographical winds over upstate New York by running the Weather effects are well-represented. The grid spacings of the Research and Forecasting (WRF, Skamarock, et al large, intermediate and fine grids are 12 km, 4 km and 2005) model every day on a high-resolution (1.333 1.333 km respectively. We use 33 sigma levels where km) domain. Using the standard wind speed-versus- the lowest levels correspond to 10m, 40m and 80m power generation curve for a GE 1.5 MW wind above ground under typical meteorological conditions. turbine, we can estimate the monthly and seasonal We employ the Noah LSM and Yonsei PBL schemes. average wind power potential at all of our grid points (covering much of upstate New York and adjacent Lake Ontario). To determine the accuracy of WRF wind predictions, we are comparing winds simulated by WRF at 10 m AGL with hourly observations at three regularly reporting sites near Lake Ontario. 1.1 Brief Description of Wind Power Sites As of November 2009, New York State had more than 1200 MW of wind generating capacity from sites such as Horizon Wind Energy's Maple Ridge Wind Farm in Lewis County and farms operated by Noble Environmental Power in Clinton, Franklin and Wyoming Counties. -
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation P.O
Revised CTUIR RENEWABLE ENERGY FEASIBILITY STUDY FINAL REPORT June 20, 2005 Rev.October 31, 2005 United States Government Department of Energy National Renewable Energy Laboratory DE-FC36-02GO-12106 Compiled under the direction of: Stuart G. Harris, Director Department of Science & Engineering Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation P.O. Box 638 Pendleton, Oregon 97801 2 Table of Contents Page No. I. Acknowledgement 5 II. Summary 6 III. Introduction 12 III-1. CTUIR Energy Uses and Needs 14 III-1-1. Residential Population – UIR 14 III-1-2. Residential Energy Use – UIR 14 III-1-3. Commercial and Industrial Energy Use – UIR 15 III-1-4. Comparison of Energy Cost on UIR with National Average 16 III-1-5. Petroleum and Transportation Energy Usage 16 III-1-6. Electrical Power Needs – UIR 17 III-1-7. State of Oregon Energy Consumption Statistics 17 III-1-8 National Energy Outlook 17 III-2. Energy Infrastructure on Umatilla Indian Reservation 19 III-2-1. Electrical 20 III-2-2. Natural Gas 21 III-2-3. Biomass Fuels 21 III-2-4. Transportation Fuels 21 III-2-5. Other Energy Sources 21 III-3. Renewable Energy Economics 21 III-3-1. Financial Figures of Merit 21 III-3-2. Financial Structures 22 III-3-3. Calculating Levelized Cost of Energy (COE) 23 III-3-4. Financial Model and Results 25 IV. Renewable Energy Resources, Technologies and Economics – In-and-Near the UIR 27 IV-1 Biomass Resources 27 IV-1-1. Resource Availability 27 IV-1-1-1. Forest Residues 27 IV-1-1-2. -
Prefiled Testimony of Michael R Cutter
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE BEFORE THE ENERGY FACILITY SITE EVALUATION COMMITTEE Docket No. SEC 2008-04 Application of Granite Reliable Power, LLC (“GRP”) and Brookfield Renewable Power Inc. for approval of transfer of membership interests in GRP TESTIMONY OF MICHAEL R. CUTTER ON BEHALF OF GRANITE RELIABLE POWER, LLC AND BROOKFIELD RENEWABLE POWER INC. 2102317.4 1 1 Q. Please state your name, title and business address for the record. 2 A. My name is Michael R. Cutter. I am the Vice President of Engineering and Development 3 for Brookfield Renewable Power Inc. My business address is 200 Donald Lynch Boulevard, 4 Marlborough, MA 01752. 5 Q. In what capacity are you testifying today? 6 A. I am here today to represent the Applicants, Brookfield Renewable Power Inc. referred to 7 herein with its affiliates as “Brookfield”) and Granite Reliable Power, LLC, before the Site 8 Evaluation Committee and to speak generally about its technical capabilities of GRP and 9 Brookfield to build and operate the Granite Reliable Power Windpark, a 99-megawatt wind 10 powered 33 turbine electric power generation facility sited in Coos County, New Hampshire (the 11 “Project”). The structure of the transaction through which BGH proposes to acquire an 12 ownership interest in the Project (the “Transaction”) is described in the Application and the 13 testimony of Jason M. Spreyer on behalf of Brookfield. In essence, Brookfield is entering into a 14 Purchase and Sale Agreement to acquire the 75% ownership interest in GRP currently held by 15 Noble Environmental Power, LLC. As permitted by the Purchase and Sale Agreement, a single 16 purpose affiliate of Brookfield that will be called BAIF Granite Holdings LLC (“BGH”) will be 17 created to acquire and hold this interest. -
2007 IRP Document
2007 Electric Integrated Resource Plan August 31, 2007 PHOTO CREDITS - Avista’s investment in transmission infrastructure crosses the wheat fi elds of Washington state’s Palouse region. Photo by Hugh Imhof, Avista. - Three key components of Avista’s renewable energy and DSM plans include the Noxon Rapids Hydro Facility on the Clark Fork River in Montana, education about energy effi cient compact fl ourescent bulbs, and including power generated at the Stateline Wind Farm on the Southeast border of Washington and Oregon. SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR TALENTED VENDORS FROM THE SPOKANE AREA WHO PRODUCED THIS IRP: Ross Printing Company Thinking Cap Design Printed on recycled paper. TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary i Introduction and Stakeholder Involvement 1-1 Loads and Resources 2-1 Demand Side Management 3-1 Environmental Issues 4-1 Transmission Planning 5-1 Modeling Approach 6-1 Market Modeling Results 7-1 Preferred Resource Strategy 8-1 Action Items 9-1 SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT This document contains forward-looking statements. Such statements are subject to a variety of risks, uncertainties and other factors, most of which are beyond the company’s control, and many of which could have a signifi cant impact on the company’s operations, results of operations and fi nancial condition, and could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. For a further discussion of these factors and other important factors, please refer to our reports fi led with the Securities and Exchange Commission which are available on our website at www.avistacorp. com. The company undertakes no obligation to update any forward- looking statement or statements to refl ect events or circumstances that occur after the date on which such statement is made or to refl ect the occurrence of unanticipated events. -
Before the State of New York Board on Electric
15-F-0122 Sokolow Post Hearing Brief BEFORE THE STATE OF NEW YORK BOARD ON ELECTRIC GENERATION SITING AND THE ENVIRONMENT In the Matter of Baron Wind LLC Case 15-F-0122 INITIAL POST-HEARING BRIEF Alice Sokolow Case #15-F-0122 also for Parties: Thomas Flansburg Mary Ann McManus Bert Candee Virginia Gullam Dated: 4/15/2019 1 15-F-0122 Sokolow Post Hearing Brief TABLE OF CONTENTS I Introduction 2 II Facility 2 III Legal Background 2-3 IV. Issues- Fremont Wind Law 3 V. Nature of Env Impact-Avian & Bat 5 VI. Nature of Env Impact –Safety Exh1001.6 11 Exh 1001.15 29 VII Nature of Env Viewshed & Flicker 54 VIII Not Addressed 70 IX Conclusions 70 I Introduction We are five individual parties with grave concerns over conditions and completeness of Baron Winds Applications for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need Pursuant to Article 10 to Construct a Wind Energy Facility. II. Facility Description Baron Winds LLC (the Applicant) is proposing to construct the Baron Winds Project, a wind energy generation facility and associated infrastructure (the Facility) in the Towns of Cohocton, Dansville, Fremont, and Wayland in Steuben County, New York (See Figure 1).The Facility will consist of up to 69 utility scale wind turbines with a total generating capacity of up to 242 Megawatts (MW). Other proposed components will include: access roads, buried collection lines, up to four permanent meteorological (met) towers, one operations and maintenance (O&M) building, up to two temporary construction staging/laydown areas, and a collection/point of interconnection. -
Expanding Regional Renewable Governance
Florida State University College of Law Scholarship Repository Scholarly Publications 2011 Expanding Regional Renewable Governance Hannah J. Wiseman Florida State University College of Law Follow this and additional works at: https://ir.law.fsu.edu/articles Part of the Energy and Utilities Law Commons, Environmental Law Commons, and the State and Local Government Law Commons Recommended Citation Hannah J. Wiseman, Expanding Regional Renewable Governance, 35 HARV. ENVTL. L. REV. 477 (2011), Available at: https://ir.law.fsu.edu/articles/352 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by Scholarship Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Scholarly Publications by an authorized administrator of Scholarship Repository. For more information, please contact [email protected]. \\jciprod01\productn\H\HLE\35-2\HLE208.txt unknown Seq: 1 2-AUG-11 9:28 EXPANDING REGIONAL RENEWABLE GOVERNANCE Hannah Wiseman* Energy drives economies and quality of life, yet accessible traditional fuels are increasingly scarce. Federal, state, and local governments have thus determined that renewable energy development is essential and have passed substantial require- ments for its use. These lofty goals will fail, however, if policymakers rely upon existing institutions to govern renewable development. Renewable fuels are fugitive resources, and ideal property for renewable technology is defined by the strength of the sunlight or wind that flows over it. When a potential site for a utility-scale development is identified, a new piece of property, which I call a “renewable par- cel,” is superimposed upon existing boundaries and jurisdictional lines. The entities within the parcel all possess rights to exclude, and this creates a tragedy with an- ticommons and regulatory commons elements, which hinder renewable development. -
2Nd EPR Romania 2010 V2
ECE/CEP/166 UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR EUROPE ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE REVIEWS ROMANIA Second Review UNITED NATIONS New York and Geneva, 2012 Environmental Performance Reviews Series No. 37 NOTE Symbols of United Nations documents are composed of capital letters combined with figures. Mention of such a symbol indicates a reference to a United Nations document. The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. In particular, the boundaries shown on the maps do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. The United Nations issued the first Environmental Performance Review of Romania (Environmental Performance Reviews Series No. 13) in 2001. This volume is issued in English only. ECE/CEP/166 UNITED NATIONS PUBLICATION Sales E.12.II.E.11 ISBN 978-92-1-117065-8 e-ISBN 978-92-1-055895-2 ISSN 1020-4563 iii Foreword In 1993, Environmental Performance Reviews (EPRs) of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (ECE) were initiated at the second Environment for Europe Ministerial Conference in Lucerne, Switzerland. They were intended to cover the ECE States that are not members of the Organisation for Economic Co- operation and Development. At the fifth Environment for Europe Ministerial Conference (Kiev, 2003), the Ministers affirmed their support for the EPR Programme, and decided that the Programme should continue with a second cycle of reviews. -
2. Wind Energy in New York State
Wind Energy Toolkit – Overview 2. Wind Energy in New York State 2.1. Market Drivers and Barriers Drivers for Wind Development in New York State Windy rural areas in the Northeast, such as those in Upstate and Western New York, have proved to be attractive to wind energy developers. Market drivers for wind development generally include an area’s proximity to major load centers, available electrical transmission capacity, and a good wind resource; regionally, drivers include the high costs of electrical energy in the Northeast, concerns over regional air quality, federal tax incentives, and legislative mandates in New York and neighboring states. Some specific factors that are driving the market for wind energy in New York include the following: • A good resource: New York State is ranked 15th in annual wind energy generating potential (7080 MW or approximately 62 billion kWh)—more than California or any state east of the Mississippi and the largest potential of any state in the Northeast.1 The location and relative strength of wind resources in New York State are shown in Figure 1. • State mandates: Renewable energy purchase mandates or renewable portfolio standards (RPS) in New York and neighboring states are driving the demand for new renewable resources in the region, particularly wind energy. Originally, the New York State RPS called for an increase in renewable energy used in the state from its then-current level of about 19% to 25% by the year 2013. In 2009, the RPS goal was expanded to 30% renewable energy by 2015. Wind energy is expected to supply a significant portion of the RPS requirement, which effectively creates a stable, long-term market for the retail sale of wind energy in New York. -
Maiden Wind Farm, Final NEPA/SEPA Environmental Impact Statement
Department of Energy Bonneville Power Administration 6 West Rose St. Ste. 400 Walla Walla, WA 99362-1870 POWER BUSINESS LINE January 3, 2003 In reply refer to: PTS/Walla Walla To: People Interested in the Maiden Wind Farm Bonneville Power Administration and Benton County have completed the Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Maiden Wind Farm. If you requested a copy of the Draft EIS or Summary, a copy of the Final EIS is enclosed. The abbreviated Final EIS is made up of three parts: 1) a brief introduction and summary of the project and the EIS process; 2) changes and corrections to be made to the Draft EIS to make it final; and 3) comments received on the Draft EIS and responses to them. Since the changes and corrections to the Draft EIS are relatively minor, we have chosen to just print the changes to the Draft. The Final EIS includes both the abbreviated Final document and a copy of the Draft EIS. Proposal Washington Winds Inc. has proposed development of the Maiden Wind Farm, a new wind energy project to be located near Sunnyside in Benton and Yakima Counties, Washington. Benton and Yakima Counties have received applications from Washington Winds for Conditional Use Permits. In April 2001, BPA entered into a pre-development agreement with Washington Winds Inc. that provided BPA the option to consider purchase of up to 50 average megawatts of the electrical output of the project and to prepare an EIS. The developer also requested interconnection onto BPA's transmission system. Purchase of power and interconnection of the project would be dependent on reaching a mutually acceptable agreement between BPA and the developer. -
Radar Impact Assessment
Radar Impact Assessment Enabling Wind Farms Market Context Protecting Radar Across the world countries continue to embrace wind farm technology for both onshore and off shore applications. However, the presence of wind turbines can significantly impact the effectiveness of radar systems used across the meteorology, aviation and marine industries. All too often radar objections block or delay not only new wind farm developments, but also the repowering of existing ones, where the new, often larger, turbines deployed are considered to pose a greater impact risk. Consistent methods for modelling the potential impacts of wind farm developments on radar are critical. Decisions regarding development feasibility, or the proposal of relevant mitigation solutions, can only be made based upon accurate data. Over the past 15 years QinetiQ has accumulated extensive knowledge and experience in delivering independent expert analysis and advice, to both wind farm developers and radar safeguarders, enabling wind farm developments whilst protecting the integrity of radar systems. Your support in getting the two turbines approved at a planning appeal was excellent given that getting the radar element right was a critical part of the development. Was very impressed by the way this was managed by the Radar Impact Assessment team. David Connell, Loganwood Wind Ltd QinetiQ’s RIA team utilises state- of-the-art modelling software and Impact Assessment & Mitigation analytical expertise to take into account all relevant factors and scenarios, accurately demonstrating to developers and radar operators whether or not issues are likely to exist with planned developments. If any conflicts are predicted, QinetiQ’s RIA team can provide independent advice to both parties on the potential solutions to mitigate the impacts. -
County Comprehensive Plan
Lewis County COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN NEW YORK October 6, 2009 Chapter 2: Existing Conditions Existing 2: Chapter INFRASTRUCTURE Figure 16: Electricity Generation Capacity by Source, 2006 Water and Sanitary Sewer Power & Utilities (see Map 10) According to New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) records, ten of the twelve public water supply systems in Lewis County have Unlike its more urbanized counterparts, Lewis County lacks contiguous available capacity. Notable exceptions include the Village of Port Leyden 4.1% 9.6% networks of water, sanitary sewer, and natural gas services primarily due 13.7% and the Village of Croghan which exceed available capacity during 20.8% periods of peak flow (see Tables 18 and 19). The Village of Lowville has to a small, sporadic population coupled with environmental limitations. 18.2% 13.0% the greatest excess capacity in terms of actual supply, with approximately Lewis County’s low population densities require extensive infrastructure 13.1% investments to service customers throughout the county. This equates to 62.1% Table 18: Lewis County Community Water Systems higher overall service costs to consumers. 43.7% It should be noted that the information on Map 10 represents locations for known infrastructure based on available information such as maps, Lewis County (519 MW) New York State (43,143 MW) GIS data, and personal accounts from municipal representatives. Due to the scale and breadth of this County Comprehensive Plan, it was Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration impractical to research and depict the full extent of utility and infrastructure penetration within each municipality. generated along the St. -
WIND ENERGY Renewable Energy and the Environment
WIND ENERGY Renewable Energy and the Environment © 2009 by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC WIND ENERGY Renewable Energy and the Environment VaughnVaughn NelsonNelson CRC Press Taylor Si Francis Group BocaBoca RatonRaton LondonLondon NewNewYor Yorkk CRCCRC PressPress isis an an imprintimprint ofof thethe TaylorTaylor && FrancisFrancis Group,Group, anan informa informa businessbusiness © 2009 by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group 6000 Broken Sound Parkway NW, Suite 300 Boca Raton, FL 33487-2742 © 2009 by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC CRC Press is an imprint of Taylor & Francis Group, an Informa business No claim to original U.S. Government works Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 International Standard Book Number-13: 978-1-4200-7568-7 (Hardcover) This book contains information obtained from authentic and highly regarded sources. Reasonable efforts have been made to publish reliable data and information, but the author and publisher cannot assume responsibility for the valid- ity of all materials or the consequences of their use. The authors and publishers have attempted to trace the copyright holders of all material reproduced in this publication and apologize to copyright holders if permission to publish in this form has not been obtained. If any copyright material has not been acknowledged please write and let us know so we may rectify in any future reprint. Except as permitted under U.S. Copyright Law, no part of this book may be reprinted, reproduced, transmitted, or uti- lized in any form by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopy- ing, microfilming, and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without written permission from the publishers.