NYU Sustainability Task Force Meeting

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NYU Sustainability Task Force Meeting

• Paul Copleman
• Community Energy, Inc.
• October 26, 2006

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Our mission is to ignite the market and supply
the demand for fuel free electricity.
Community Energy

• Experienced developer, marketer, and supplier of
  clean energy.
• Provide residential, small business, and
  commercial customers clean, renewable energy
  options.
• Customers include Fortune 500 companies, 100,000
  residential customers, over 50 colleges
  universities, government agencies and some of the
  largest green power purchases in the nation.
• Link clean energy markets to the development of
  new wind power projects.
• Over 2,000 MW under development in 12 states.
• In May 2006, became an IBERDROLA company. Based
  in Madrid, Spain, IBERDROLA is the worlds
  largest renewable energy company.

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Whats the Problem?

• Electricity Generation Resource Mix 2000
• from U.S. EPA eGRID database
• Coal 52
• Nuclear 20
• Gas 16
• Hydro 7
• Oil 3
• Other (Wind, Solar, Geothermal) 2

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Whats the Problem?

• Electricity generation is the leading cause of
  industrial air pollution in the U.S. Our power
  plants emit
• 36 of nations Carbon Dioxide (CO2) major
  global warming gas
• 67 of Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) creates acid rain
• 33 of Mercury (Hg) toxin which contaminates
  soil and water
• 28 of Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) causes ground
  level ozone and smog

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Ancient Resource Meets 21st Century Technology
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Wind TurbinesPower for a House or City
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Ready to Become a Significant Power Source

• . . . its possible we could generate up to 20
  of our electricity needs through wind . . .
• President George Bush, February 21, 2006

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Benefits of Wind Energy

• Economic Development
• Cost Stability
• Resource Diversity
• Conservation
• Environmental
• Public Health

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Wind Generation Growth World-wide
Country Distribution
Installed Capacity Worldwide
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An All-American Resource
Germanys On-Land Potential 100 GW North
Dakotas Potential 400 GW
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80 m.
59.6 m.
How big is a 2-MW wind turbine?
This picture shows a Vestas 80-meter diameter,
2-MW wind turbine superimposed on a Boeing 747
jumbo jet
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More than 100,000 households and organizations
purchase renewable energy from Community Energy
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How It Works
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Jersey-Atlantic Wind Farm
Photo courtesy of M.A. Mortenson Company
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Bear Creek Wind Farm
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CEI Ignites the Marketand Supplies the Demand
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Paul CoplemanCommunity Energy, Inc.Phone
1-866-WIND-123 EmailPaul.Copleman_at_NewWindEne
rgy.comWebwww.NewWindEnergy.com Donna
ConnorPhotography