Alternative Energy in Wayne County

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Acting Locally-Impacting Globally
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Alternative Energy in Wayne County

• Is our future in the wind?

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The Alternative Energy Task Force of Wayne County

• Wind Power Technology and Siting Issues

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Presentation Outline

1. About the Alternative Energy Task Force
2. New Yorks Current Energy Mix
3. Why Wind Power?
4. Community Concerns and Siting Issues
5. Conclusion

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About The Alternative Energy Task Force of Wayne
County
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The Alternative Energy Task Force of Wayne County

• Formed in 2006 as a not-for-profit organization.
• Based in Lyons, New York.
• Comprised of local community members.
• Our Mission Statement

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Our mission is to determine ways to deploy
alternative energy solutions in the Wayne County
area that will benefit our communities. Our goals
include reducing and controlling costs, fostering
cooperation and promoting economic growth.
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Activities

• Advocate for clean energy at the local, New York
  State Legislative, and US Congressional levels.
• Actively educate opinion leaders and the public
  about the benefits of clean energy.
• Promote alternative solutions to Municipal,
  School and public/private entities (i.e. Sodus,
  Newark School districts, Sodus Village Water,
  Community Wind Project, Parker-Hannafin (Lyons).
• Serve as the leading voice for clean energy
  through the media and informational website.
• Serve as a conduit for Green business
  opportunities for our region through networking
  activities and ongoing communications.
• Communicate and affiliate with like minded
  organizations to enhance our knowledge and
  understanding, and to strengthen our ability to
  promote alternative energy solutions (i.e.
  ACENY).

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• New Yorks Current
• Generation Mix

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• Information courtesy
• of ACENY

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Impacts of Current GeneratingPractices

• Sulfur Dioxide
• "Acid rain
• Carbon Dioxide
• " Global warming
• Nitrogen Dioxide
• " Smog
• Health Impacts
• " Asthma,Mercury poisoning, etc.
• Safety and Security Concerns

Information courtesy of ACENY
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NYS Coal Power Plants NYS Coal - Air
pollution 19,772,092 tons of carbon dioxide
(climate change) 25,379 tons of nitrogen
oxides (smog) 121,160 tons of sulfur
dioxides (acid rain) 762 pounds of mercury
(neurological damage) 60 percent of mercury in
Northeast comes from regional sources
Information courtesy of ACENY
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Todays Reality

• NYS Oil Power Plants
• 12 percent of NYS electricity comes from
  oil-fired power plants
• 32 million barrels of oil per year
• 87 percent from foreign sources
• 10.6 million tons of CO2 (climate change)
• 46,000 tons of SO2 (acid rain)
• 12,000 tons of NOX (smog)

• NYS Nuclear Power Plants
• 29 percent of NYS electricity comes from 6
  nuclear power plants
• Still no viable means of disposal
• Security presents safety and cost issue

Information courtesy of ACENY
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Cost to Ratepayers of Imported Fuels for
Electricity 2004 (8.7 billion total)
Fuel Type Amount Used Cost
Coal 10.3 million tons 561 million
Oil 31.4 million barrels 1.7 billion
Electricity 18.8 billion kilowatt hours 2.3 billion
Natural Gas 241 billion decatherms 2.1 billion
Information courtesy of ACENY
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• NY Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS)
• NY State policy goal of 25 percent renewable
• electricity by 2013 established by Governor
  Pataki
• and the NYS PSC
• Currently 18-19 percent - mostly from hydropower
• Environmental benefits
• Improved air quality 5 7 percent reduction
  in nitrogen
• oxides (smog), sulfur dioxides (acid rain) and
  carbon
• dioxide (climate change).
• Avoided resource use. Every kilowatt of wind
  power will
• displace coal, oil, or gas generated electricity.

Information courtesy of ACENY
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Why Wind Power?
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Wind Power is Growing Worldwide 1. Germany
18,428 MW 2. Spain 10,027 MW 3. USA 9,149 MW 4.
India 4,430 MW 5. Denmark 3,122 MW
Global Cumulative Installed Capacity 1995 - 2005
Global Capacity Has Increased By 25 Percent Last
Year Alone!
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• Why Wind Power?
• Emissions Free
• No Pollution
• Fuel Free
• Energy Independence
• Predictable Price
• Not subject to outside factors
• Economic Development Tool

Information courtesy of ACENY
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• Job growth from wind power
• Temporary (construction) and full-time
  (operation and
• maintenance) positions come from wind farms
• For every 10 - 20 turbines installed, one
  operation-and maintenance job is created
• In addition to direct jobs created, projects
  also support job
• creation within the community through the
  provision of goods and services (ex. lodging,
  meals, supplies, etc.)
• Phase I of the Maple Ridge project (120
  turbines) created
• 400 construction jobs. When entirely finished in
  2006 with
• 195 turbines, the project will create 10 - 15
  full-time jobs

Information courtesy of ACENY
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Other economic benefits Wind power operating
costs are relatively fixed. Wind power fixed
prices help keep other prices lower during
electric price increases Supplemental income
to landowners, frequently farmers, in the form of
lease payments Keeps energy dollars in state
currently 5 percent of power generated in state
comes from fossil fuels purchased out of state
Information courtesy of ACENY
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• Economic Development
• Wind farms bring economic development to
• communities through Payments in Lieu of Taxes
• (PILOTs)
• In Madison County for instance
• 150,000 per year is paid to the Town of Fenner
• 60,000 per year is paid to Town of Madison and
  school district
• Other business developments receive property
  tax
• breaks from (IDAs) and other governmental
  entities
• utility plants,
• manufacturing facilities, and
• non-profit organizations

Information courtesy of ACENY
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• Community Concerns
• Siting Issues

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• Aesthetics
• Beauty is in eye of beholder
• "Some see kinetic art
• "Some see industrial giants
• Turbines generally viewed from significant
  distance
• Layout of wind farm can mitigate viewshed impact

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Information courtesy of ACENY
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Information courtesy of ACENY
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• Shadow Flicker
• Sun low in sky sunbeam interrupted by rotating
• turbine blade
• Seasonally dependent
• Ice Shedding
• Small pieces of ice may be thrown larger pieces
• typically drop within blade length from tower
  not
• Thrown
• Worldwideno case of injury known

Information courtesy of ACENY
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Minimizing Impacts Noise, shadow flicker and
ice shedding issues can all be minimized by
proper setbacks and turbine siting.
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• Property Value Impacts
• Bard Center for Environmental Policy study, May,
  2006
• The report finds no measurable effects of
  windmill visibility on property values.
• Renewable Energy Policy Project (REPP) study,
• May, 2003
• The statistical analysis of all property sales
  in the view shed and the comparable community
  provides no evidence that wind development has
  harmed property values within the view shed.
  There is no valid empirical support for claims
  that wind development will harm property values.
• Phoenix Economic Development Group study,
  October, 2002
• Views of wind turbines will not negatively
  impact property values. Based on a nation-wide
  survey conducted of tax assessors in areas with
  wind power projects, we found no evidence
  supporting the claim that views of wind farms
• decrease property values.

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1. Conclusions

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• Adding wind power to New Yorks electric
• grid offers substantial benefits, particularly
• to rural NY communities.
• While there are siting issues to be
• considered, all are surmountable.
• Early public education, dialogue and
• involvement are essential to successful
• projects.

Information courtesy of ACENY
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Resources www.aceny.org Alliance for Clean
Energy New York www.awea.org American Wind
Energy Association www.nationalwind.org National
Wind Coordinating Committee
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• Wayne County can become 40-50
• green county by 2013 with your help!
• Acting Locally-Impacting Globally

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