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Harnessing the Wind
Transmission System
Typical Wind Park Electrical Transmission System
Nacelle Cutaway
Turbine Foundation
Completed Foundation
Tower Section Installation
Blade Erection
Completed Wind Turbine
Wind Energy=Fastest Growing
Electric Generation Source
• Global- Climate Change, Carbon Constraints
• National- Climate Change, Energy Independence,
Economic Growth
• State- Climate Change, Renewable Portfolio
Standards, Economic Growth
• Local- Economic Opportunity
Fundamentals of Wind Energy
Development
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Wind
Land
Transmission
Permits
Market
Local Permitting: County
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Projects < 105 MW
Studies/ Environmental Requirements
Timeline
Challenges/ Benefits
State Permitting: EFSC
• Wind Projects > 105 MW required,
possible election on smaller projects
• Studies/Environmental Requirements
• Timeline
• Challenges/Benefits
Federal Permitting: NEPA
• Federal process guided by the National
Environmental Policy Act, Federal Lands
• EIS or EA
• Challenges/ Benefits
Typical 100 MW Wind Farm
• A $250 million dollar average capital cost
• 40-2.5 MW Turbines 67- 1.5MW Turbines
• Generates enough electricity for 30,000 average U.S.
homes
• Permanent disturbed footprint is often less than
100 acres
• 200 construction jobs and 10-15 permanent jobs
Long Term Economic
Benefits
• Local County Tax Revenue
• 10 direct high paying benefited jobs, ongoing
operations and maintenance activities
• Lease and royalty payments paid to project landowners
throughout life of project
• Indirect jobs created to support new industry
• Total local private sector economic activity generated
during the life of the project will total $50-100 million.
Short Term Economic
Benefits
• 8-12 month construction period provides high intensity burst of
economic activity
• Project construction: average of over 200 workers and a
$10,000,000 payroll
• Total economic benefit of construction activity includes $20
million in revenue to local industries; $15 million in labor income
and 350 direct and indirect jobs
• $10 million in construction goods and services purchased locally,
resulting in close to $15 million worth of indirect economic
activity
• Substantial benefit to local housing, lodging, restaurant and
entertainment industries from out of area labor
Environmental Issues
• Wildlife : Birds, Bats, Owls
• Visual Impacts
• Noise
• 4th generation wind farm technology has overcome
many of the early drawbacks: greatly reduced noise,
dangers to bird life, visual impact remain most
difficult to mitigate impact of wind farms
Sound Levels
Environmental Benefits
• Carbon Dioxide Reduction: a typical 100 MW wind
farm reduces carbon production by 200,000-300,000
tons annually
• Sulfur Dioxide, Nitrous Oxide, Mercury, and Particulate
free energy source
• Wind power uses no water, especially important for
power generation in arid Oregon agricultural areas
Why is Wind growing in
Oregon?
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Wind
Transmission
Land
Economic Benefits
Regulatory Environment
Access to Markets
• Key factors that set Oregon apart in successful wind
projects is a government and business climate
conducive to project development, and large existing
transmission infrastructure