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WIND POWER IN WYOMING June 14, 2007

WIND POWER IN WYOMING June 14, 2007 What’s in it for Wyoming Farmers and Ranchers? Wind Power What is Wind Power? Why is Wind Power important? Where in Wyoming? What help can you get? Issues with wind power What is Wind Power? History of Wind Power First examples are sails on boats.

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WIND POWER IN WYOMING June 14, 2007

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  1. WIND POWER IN WYOMINGJune 14, 2007 What’s in it for Wyoming Farmers and Ranchers?

  2. Wind Power • What is Wind Power? • Why is Wind Power important? • Where in Wyoming? • What help can you get? • Issues with wind power

  3. What is Wind Power? • History of Wind Power • First examples are sails on boats.

  4. What is Wind Power • Wind Mills to operate Sawmills, Grain mills and Pumps

  5. What is Wind Power? • Before Rural Electrification: Winchargers

  6. What is Wind Power? • Current wind power technology started about 25 years ago. • Early commercial turbines were small and unreliable. --40 to 100 cents/kwh • Typical current commercial Turbines • 675kW –1.5mW—3 to 5 cents/kwh • GE 3.6mW and Clipper 2.5mW

  7. Small Wind Power • Turbines 1kW to 25kW to 100kW • Tip up masts to permanent towers • Wyoming Net Metering Rule • 25kW LIMIT • ANNUAL TRUE-UP

  8. Community Wind • Commercial-sized Wind Turbine Projects • 1 to several turbines • Support local power requirements • Generally, local ownership

  9. Commercial Wind Projects • Many wind turbines 10-100 • Larger turbines 500kW and larger • Generally, Utility or Producer-owned.

  10. WHY IS WIND POWER IMPORTANT? • PRODUCES ELECTRICITY WITHOUT GREENHOUSE GASES • PROVIDES LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ~ 14 JOBS PER 100MW • DOE SOFTWARE –JEDI

  11. WHERE IN WYOMING?

  12. WIND MAP • HIGH DEFINITION 50M • WIND POWER AND SPEED • www.windpowermaps.org • USE FOR WIND PROSPECTING

  13. Wind development in WY • 288 mW • Arlington • Evanston • F.E. Warren • Wind development potential in WY • 5300 mW per WGA

  14. Wind Measurements • Why is measuring the wind important? • Wind energy is proportional to Wind Speed cubed WE=K x WS3 • Small differences in wind speed equal large differences in energy produced. 153 = 3375 183 = 5832 Need to know daily/seasonal variations Affects value of a project

  15. ANEMOMETER LOAN PROGRAM • ASSIST IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMMERCIAL-SCALE WIND POWER • 50M TOWERS- 3 LEVELS OF INSTRUMENTATION • WYO. STATE ENERGY OFFICE PURCHASE • LANDOWNER PAYS FOR INSTALLATION COSTS • WYO. SEO PAYS FOR DATA ANALYSIS AND TOWER RELOCATION

  16. ANEMOMETER LOAN PROGRAM • 30M TOWERS • FOR SMALL TURBINES—FARM/RANCH USE • COLLECT DATA AT ONE LEVEL • FOR SMALL WIND APPLICATIONS • 3 AVAILABLE • NO COST TO LAND OWNER

  17. ISSUES FOR WIND IN WYOMING • TRANSMISSION LINE CAPACITY • PROBLEM FOR FOSSIL AND RENEWABLES • ROCKY MOUNTAIN AREA TRANSMISSION STUDY • FRONTIER LINE-WY-UT-NV-CA • TOT-3 • TRANS-WEST • PACIFICORP—JIM BRIDGER WEST • WYOMING INFRASTRUCTURE AUTHORITY • PROPOSED CHANGE IN CONSTITUTION TO ALLOW STATE TO PARTICIPATE IN TRANSMISSION LINE DEVELOPMENT • TRANSMISSION LINES TO SITES • PRODUCTION TAX CREDIT INSECURITY 1.8 cents/kWh • NO RENEWABLE PORTFOLIO STANDARD IN WYOMING • NON-DISPATCHABILITY OF WIND—MITIGATED BY WIND PREDICTION MODELING/ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS • VIEW SHED ISSUES—SOME SITES OFF-LIMITS • DEVELOPER LAND MEN—LEASES –GET GOOD LEGAL ADVICE

  18. OTHER ASSISTANCE/TRAINING • WIND WORKING GROUP • ISSUES ORIENTED –WINDPOWER AMERICA SPONSORED • NEXT MEETING JULY/AUGUST • ROPING THE WIND CONFERENCE-JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2008 • USDA SECTION 9006

  19. CONTACT INFORMATION • TOM FULLER WYOMING BUSINESS COUNCIL-STATE ENERGY OFFICE 214 W 15TH ST CHEYENNE WY 82002 TOM.FULLER@WYBUSINESS.ORG 307 777 2804 DALE HOFFMAN WBC-SEO DALE.HOFFMAN@WYBUSINESS.ORG WWW.WYOMINGBUSINESS.ORG BUSINESS ASSISTANCE, STATE ENERGY PROGRAM

  20. MORE CONTACT INFO • ROPING THE WIND, WIND WORKING GROUP • ED WERNER • 307 358 2007

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