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Windpower Update. John Sherwell PPRP. Wind Power Projects in and around MD. Atlantic Co Utilities 7.5 MW. First Energy - Keystone 30 MW . Iberdrola Renewable - Casselman max. 35 MW . Gamesa Group - Allegheny Ridge 80 MW. First Energy - Stony Creek 65 MW. GRHC - Forward Project 30 MW.
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Windpower Update John Sherwell PPRP
Wind Power Projects in and around MD Atlantic Co Utilities 7.5 MW First Energy - Keystone 30 MW Iberdrola Renewable - Casselman max. 35 MW Gamesa Group - Allegheny Ridge 80 MW First Energy - Stony Creek 65 MW GRHC - Forward Project 30 MW FPL - Mill Run 15 MW FPL - Somerset 9 MW US Windforce - Brothers Valley 30 MW FPL - Garrett 10 MW FPL - Meyersdale 30 MW US Windforce – Savage Mt 40 MW Dan’s Mt 75 MW Clipper - 100 MW Synergics – Roth Rock 40 MW Nedpower - Shell Windpower/Mt. Storm max. 225 MW FPL Energy - Mountaineer 65 MW US Windforce - Mt. Storm 150 MW Blue Water Wind 3-600 MW US Windforce - Liberty Gap 100 MW McBride Family - Highland New Wind Development 35 MW Existing Proposed Maryland Proposed
NE – mid Atlantic wind resource Best locations: Appalachian ridges Offshore
Clipper Allegheny Heights Case 8938 Synergics Roth Rock Case 9008
Synergics? Four-Mile Ridge US Wind Force Dan’s Mtn. US Wind Force Savage Mtn. Case 8939 Synergics? Elbow Mtn. Wind on State land
Bluewater Wind Offshore
Research • Completed bat survey in mid-Atlantic Appalachian region • Start bat survey in coastal & pelagic settings • Start impacts of artificial structures on pelagic & benthic fish communities • Refining windpower layer in Smart Siting • Reviewing spatial & temporal statistics in MD wind fields • Start developing offshore wind field data