Community Wind Pt#2 Market Niche

Greening the Grid with Wind

Part 2
Where is the community wind niche?

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US Wind Power is in its infancy.
We can make it grow! Here is how.

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What are the wind
market niches?



10 m (33 ft)

Different scales of turbines
80 m >1MW
(262 ft)
Hub Height of Turbine (to scale)

50 m <500kW
(164 ft)
45 m (147 ft)
typical cell tower

20 m <20kW
(66 ft)

10 m (33 ft)
3 story home
Small scale Community Utility scale Familiar uses 880kWh/
wind scale wind wind heights month

1 to 20kW 50 to 500kW
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turbine cost ranges

Wednesday, September 16, 2009
~ $30,000 ~ $1 million 4

80 m

Turbines cost ranges (262 ft)


50 m
(164 ft)
45 m (147 ft)
typical cell tower

~$30,000+ $300-400,000 ~$1 million+
1 to 20kW 50 to 500 kW 500kW to 1+MW

20 m
(66 ft)

10 m (33 ft)
3 story home
Small scale Community Utility scale Familiar
wind scale wind wind heights

1 to 20kW 50 to 500kW 500kW to 1+MW
turbine cost ranges

Wednesday, September 16, 2009$30,000
~ ~ $1 million 5

Is there a community
wind market niche?



80 m
(262 ft)

Micro-to-small scale niche

50 m
(164 ft)
45 m (147 ft)
typical cell tower

~$30,000+ $300-400,000 ~$1 million+
1 to 20kW 50 to 500 kW 500kW to 1+MW

20 m
(66 ft)
Individuals
can build
small scale 10 m (33 ft)
wind power.
3 story home
wind scale wind wind heights

turbine cost ranges

~ ~ $1 million 7

80 m

Utility scale market
(262 ft)


50 m
(164 ft) Utility scale
45 m (147 ft)
companies typical cell tower
are building
large wind
farms in the
20 m
this end of
(66 ft) the market.

10 m (33 ft)
3 story home
wind
~$30,000+ scale wind
$300-400,000 wind
~$1 million+ heights
1 to 20kW 50 to 500 kW 500kW to 1+MW
turbine cost ranges

~ ~ $1 million 8

10 m (33 ft)

To tie into grid or not
80 m
(262 ft)

Utilty scale wind
can afford to build
50 m
(164 ft)
power lines to
Small wind reach its often
may or may remote sites
not tie into
the grid.
20 m
(66 ft)

Small scale Utility scale
wind wind


turbine cost ranges

~ $30,000 ~ $1 million

80 m

Our community wind niche
(262 ft)

•Too small for big
utilities,
50 m
(164 ft) •too big for individuals,
the community wind
45 m (147 ft)
In between, niche has enormoustower
typical cell
potential for
a viable
generating electricity
market is • close to where we
opening need it
20 m for medium • at lower costs per
(66 ft)
scale kWh produced.
generators.
10 m (33 ft)
3 story home
wind
~$30,000+ scale wind
$300-400,000 wind
~$1 million+ heights
1 to 20kW 50 to 500 kW 500kW to 1+MW
turbine cost ranges

~ ~ $1 million 10

So what does
community wind need
to ramp up big time?



What our wind niche needs
1. Wind!
12 mph (5.4 m/s) or better wind resource
 30 feet above nearest disturbance and

 500 feet from nearest tall structure.

5.3+ m/s (12mph+) average wind
speed at unobstructed hub height

10 m (30 feet) above highest structure

150 m (500 feet) from nearest tall structure



10 m (33 ft)

What our wind niche needs:
2. Grid tie-in connections
80 m
Locations with affordable grid-tie connections
(262 ft)

50 m
(164 ft)

Community wind
must tie into a local
grid accessible
without extensive
20 m
(66 ft)
new power line
construction.

Community
scale wind

turbine cost ranges

3. Affordable sites!
Affordable land close to existing grid.
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source: NYSDEC Interactive Maps page source: NYISO (high voltage transmission network)
FIGURE 1-1 The New York Control Area high-voltage transmission network. SOURCE: New York Independent System Operator.


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gas-fired 2009 In addition to sufficient capacity, diversity of 14
fuel

4. Wind-friendly policies

Wind-friendly state policies and local
codes need to be encouraged.
 State policy drives utility regulation,
power pricing, and grid connectivity for
renewables.
 Local codes drive local permit thresholds
site and approval process for renewables.



Who is doing
community wind
already?



Case example #1
ESF-Heiberg Memorial Forest, Tully NY

wind resource: 5.4 to 7.4 m/s:
6.7 m/s (15 mph) average speed @50 m
hub height).

turbine type: Endurance S-250
grid-tie wind turbine (with peak
power rating of 5 kilowatts on a 126 foot
monopole).

est. install. cost: $_to come_
est. production: 6,000 to 9,000
kwh per year (w/ ave. wind speed.)
site: public forest affiliated with
SUNY-ESF nearby in Syracuse installed
summer 2009
www.esf.edu/sustainability/action/windturbine.htm

wind resource data: http://ﬁrstlook.3tiergroup.com


Case example #2
Woods Hole Research Center, Falmouth MA
6.8 m/s (15.2 mph) average speed @50 m
hub height.

turbine type: Northwind 100
grid-tie wind turbine on a 37 m (121
foot) monopole (with peak power rating of
100 kilowatts at 31 mph).

est. production: _to come_ (kWh)
per year (w/ ave. wind speed.)

site: Woods Hole Research
Center, installed summer 2009
http://www.whrc.org/pressroom/press_releases/
pr-2009-7-07-turbine.htm
N.B.:Background image used on these slides depicts this new
WHOI turbine with roof of research center just visible at bottom.


Potential sites in our
area...with wind and
land and grid nearby



Hypothetical site 1
Croton Landing Park, Croton-on-Hudson

hub height.

turbine type: NA.

site: Croton Landing Park, owned
by Village of Croton-on-Hudson, NY
www.crotononhudson-ny.gov/

• Wind speeds are promising, if not
ideal.



Hypothetical site 2
FDR State Park, Westchester County NY

hub height.

turbine type: NA.

site: State Park Land, owned by
New York State
www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/7804.html

• Wind speeds are better than site
1, even though inland due to
higher elevation.


Hypothetical sites
Fahnestock State Park, Putnam County NY

hub height.

turbine type: NA.

site: State Park Land, owned by
New York State

www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/7804.html

• Wind speeds are better than site
1 & 2, due to higher inland
elevation.


Hypothetical site 4
Rocky Point SNRMA, Brookhaven LI

hub height.

turbine type: NA.

site: State State Natural Resource
Management Area, owned by New York State

www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/7780.html#Rockypoint

• Wind speeds are better than
sites 1, 2, & 3, due to LI Sound.



Wrap up & Resources



Some thoughts

A good view can indicate a good
site for wind.
State, county and municipal
parks have good views...
and happen to have some of the
best local wind resources.
Is there a partnership we can
create?



some more thoughts...
Wind is faster higher above ground.
 speed @ 20m < 50m < 80m
Wind resource software usually
projects wind speed ranges for:
 20 meters (small scale individual),
 50 meters (community wind), &
 80 meters (utility scale).
We’re focussing on 50 meter range
 (c 150 foot “cell tower height”).


Policy Changes Needed
Regulation:
 Any business or homeowner should be able to
generate electricity, i.e. become a “mini-utility.”
Price:
 Utilities should have to buy that electricity at a good
price for a predictable period.
Connectivity:
 Utilities should have to connect us to the grid.
These 3 policies work great in Europe.


Private-Public-Partnerships
A Community Wind Power
Cooperative needs locations for
turbines in order to supply green
electricity.
A joint effort of the local governments,
businesses, non-profits, & residents
can work together to help identify good
turbine locations.



The Team...so far...
Leo Wiegman, mayor of Croton-on-Hudson; author of forthcoming
book, “Climate Solutions” and “Build Your Own Wind Power”; Croton
resident
John Whelan, president of Switch Electrical Contractors; Croton
resident
Edward A. Robin, director, Alliance America (non-profit); engineer;
retired IBM and KPMG Peat Marwick Executive; Croton resident;
and growing....
To learn more or sign up for updates, visit the
Hudson Valley Community Wind Share site:
Click on “Community Wind” at http://etothefourth.com



Our Government has made the
Case for Community Wind
20% Wind Energy by 2030 report 2008 Wind Technologies Market Report New York Small Wind Guide



Wind Resources (alphabetically)

2008 Wind Technologies Market Report http://eetd.lbl.gov/EA/EMP/re-pubs.html

American Wind Energy Assoc. Small Wind site www.awea.org/smallwind/

Community Wind 101: A Primer for Policymakers www.ef.org/docs/CommWind_web.pdf

Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency www.dsireusa.org

New York state wind incentives www.powernaturally.org/Programs/Wind/incentives.asp

National Wind Technology Center www.nrel.gov/wind/nwtc.html

Small Wind discussion group http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/small-wind-home/

Smart Grid 101 www.americanprogress.org/issues/2009/02/clean_energy_pipeline.html

Toronto’s Windshare Coop www.windustry.org

USDOE’s Wind Powering America www.windpoweringamerica.gov

USDOE’s Small Wind for Homeowners, Ranchers, and Small Businesses
www.windpoweringamerica.gov/small_wind.asp

Wind-Works blog www.wind-works.org/articles/community.htm



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