Wind Energy Plan for Dukes County Adopted in October 2012 Wind Energy Plan for Dukes County 1 The Wind Energy Plan for Dukes County was adopted by the Martha’s Vineyard on October 16, 2012. The preparation of the Dukes County Wind Siting Plan was financed in part by the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development – District Local Technical Assistance. Members of the Wind Energy Plan Task Force Gail Blout, Gosnold Board of Selectmen; John Breckenridge, MVC; Christina Brown, MVC; Kathy Burton, Oak Bluffs Board of Selectmen; Peter Cabana, MVC; Chris Fried, Tisbury Energy Committee; Andy Goldman, Chilmark Board of Selectmen; Richard Knabel, West Tisbury Board of Selectmen; Mike McCourt, Edgartown Planning Board; Carlos Montoya, Aquinnah Planning Board; Chris Murphy, MVC; Camille Rose, Aquinnah Board of Selectmen; Bruce Rosinoff, Vineyard Conservation Society; Leo Roy, Gosnold Energy Committee; Douglas Sederholm, MVC, Work Group Chairman ;Sander Shapiro, West Tisbury Energy Committee; Marnie Stanton, Tisbury Energy Committee Holly Stephenson, MVC; Richard Toole, Oak Bluffs Energy Committee ;Mark Wallace, Oak Bluffs Planning Board ;Janet Weidner, Chilmark Planning Board; Adam Wilson, Oak Bluffs Board of Selectmen; Alan Wilson, Edgartown Planning Board. Observers: Paul Pimentel, Vineyard Power; Tyler Studds. MARTHA’S VINEYARD COMMISSION P.O.BOX 1447 33 NEW YORK AVENUE OAK BLUFFS MA 02557 508.693.3453 FAX: 508.693 7894
[email protected] WWW.MVCOMMISSION.ORG REGIONAL PLANNING AGENCY OF DUKES COUNTY SERVING: AQUINNAH, CHILMARK, EDGARTOWN, GOSNOLD, OAK BLUFFS TISBURY, & WEST TISBURY Wind Energy Plan for Dukes County 2 Table of Contents 1. Introduction 7. Operational Considerations 7.1. Wind Availability and Access 2.