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Massachusetts Offshore Wind Hub

Massachusetts' leadership on offshore wind and the potential for wind energy in the state, including economic benefits and environmental impact.

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Massachusetts Offshore Wind Hub

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  1. Massachusetts Leadership on Offshore Wind Massachusetts Wind Working Group January, 30, 2013 Bill White Director, Offshore Wind Massachusetts Clean Energy Center bwhite@masscec.com

  2. Governor Patrick’s Massachusetts Clean Energy Vision • By 2020: Plan to Reduce GHG Emissions by 25% • Most ambitious Energy Efficiency program in the U.S. • By 2020: 20% electricity through Energy Efficiency • By 2020: Plan for 15% Electricity from Renewables • By 2020: 2,000 MW from Wind (including 1,500 MW Offshore) • Potential for 4 GW in Federal Waters South of MA

  3. Offshore Wind Potential • Huge Resource • American Made Energy • New Industry and Thousands of Jobs • Environmental

  4. GlobalIncreaseofGHGConcentrations ExecutiveOfficeofEnergyandEnvironmentalAffairs

  5. MANaturalGasPrices EnergyPrice Volatility $18 $16 $14 $12 DollarsperThoursandCubicFeet $10 $8 $6 $4 $2 $0 MAHeatingOilPrices,1999-2011 $4.50 $4.00 $3.50 $3.00 $2.50 $2.00 $1.50 $1.00 $0.50 $0.00 ExecutiveOfficeofEnergyandEnvironmentalAffairs Price/gallon 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

  6. MAhasHighElectricityPrices… Source:EIAForm826 ExecutiveOfficeofEnergyandEnvironmentalAffairs 3

  7. EnergyDollarsFlowingOutofMA Wespend$22Bperyearonenergy;80%leavesMA--$18B) Oil & Natural Gas - Canada MAEnergyImports 2008 FuelOil(heating,diesel) Gasoline $B $5.0 $9.2 Oil&NaturalGas -MiddleEast NaturalGas -Caribbean JetFuel OtherPetroleum NaturalGas Coal Total $1.4 $0.9 $5.2 $0.3 $22B NaturalGas -U.S.GulfCoast PerHouseholdAverage~$4,600 Coal–Colombia Oil-Venezuela ExecutiveOfficeofEnergyandEnvironmentalAffairs

  8. MA OSW ProcessData, Information & Outreach • Convened MA BOEM Task Force on Offshore Renewable Energy (Feds, State, Tribe, Local Electeds) • Significant data and input from MA Ocean Plan informed initial offshore wind locations. • In conjunction with BOEM & USCG, EEA convened over 80 public & stakeholder meetings to date. • Formed Fisheries & Habitat Working Groups

  9. Transportation: commercial fishing

  10. MA-RI Wind Energy Area

  11. MA Wind Energy Area

  12. MA Developer Interest • Arcadia Offshore Massachusetts, • Condor Wind Energy, • Deepwater Wind New England, • Energy Management Inc., • EDF Development Corporation, • Fishermen’s Energy, • Iberdrola Renewables, • Neptune Wind, • Offshore MW • US Mainstream Renewable Power Offshore

  13. MA Offshore Wind Energy Area Potential 4 GW • Equal to Electricity from MA Coal-Fired Power Plants • Electricity to Power 1.7 Million Households (70% of all homes in Massachusetts) • Clean Air (6,300,000 tons of C02) • Thousands of Clean Energy Jobs

  14. MA Offshore Wind Infrastructure

  15. General Project Overview

  16. PROJECT COMPONENTS • Facility – Landside • Dredging - Waterside • Mitigation

  17. General Project Layout

  18. BENEFITS TO THE PORT • Creates a first-in-the-nation purpose-built facility to support assemble & construction of offshore wind project. • Provides for construction of 1,000 foot long bulkhead capable us sustaining loads of 4,000 lbs/PSF. • Provides New Bedford with new opportunities for heavy marine cargo. • Significant increase economic activity for Massachusetts & SouthCoast area.

  19. Benefits: Environmental • Removal of hundreds of 244,600 cubic yards of contaminated sediments. • Creation of resource areas for winter flounder, shellfish, & wetland habitat. • Environmentally responsible disposal of contaminated soils.

  20. New Bedford marine commerce terminal • Similar Experiences: • Bremerhaven, Germany • Founded in 1827. • Large fishing port. • Serious economic decline in 1980s and 1990s. • Transformed itself as an offshore wind staging location. • Huge economic upturn based on offshore wind construction, servicing, and staging. • Cuxhaven, Germany - Similar experiences.

  21. OPERATIONAL TERMINAL

  22. Massachusetts: Offshore Wind Hub

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