Coastal NC Windpower

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Coastal NC Windpower

• NC Sustainable Energy Conference
• April 15, 2009
• Bob Leker
• Renewables Program Manager
• State Energy Office

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North Carolina Wind Resources
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Coastal North Carolina

• Opportunities
• Coastal NC has the land area and wind resource
  for vast wind farms.
• The Pamlico and Albemarle Sounds hold the highest
  potential for wind energy in NC

• Issues
• Exclusion zones (sensitive habitat military use
  zones)
• Transmission Capacity

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Offshore Wind Benefits

• Better wind resources
• Less turbulence steadier wind
• Higher wind better energy production
• Higher capacity factors load matching
• Less visual impacts than land-based.
• Avoids land-based size limits
• Shipping Roadway limits
• Erection Crane limits
• Larger machines are more economical.

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NC Model Wind Ordinance

• Developed by NC WWG for county use
• Addresses setbacks, noise, shadow flicker,
  decommissioning
• Also notes suggested zoning districts for
  different size projects

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