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Renewable Energy & Grand Canyon National Park. William M. Auberle, P.E. BCEE Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering Research Director, Landsward Northern Arizona University. Renewable energy trends. Renewable Energy in the United States Source: EIA 2007.
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Renewable Energy &Grand Canyon National Park William M. Auberle, P.E. BCEE Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering Research Director, Landsward Northern Arizona University
Renewable Portfolio Standards Source: Pew Charitable Trust Climate Program
Arizona’s Renewable Energy Standard & Tariff • 15% by 2025 • could be increased • 30% of total renewable energy from distributed generation Western Climate Initiative (participants and observers)
Springerville solar PV plant Dry Lake wind plant Futuresolar CSP plant
Small wind: SkyStream (shown at Northern Arizona Center for Emerging Technology)
Red-tailed hawk Pallid Bat
Contact • William M. Auberle, P.E. BCEE • Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering • LANDSWARD • (formerly Ecological Monitoring & Assessment Program) • Northern Arizona University • William.Auberle@nau.edu • (928) 523-5845