New Jersey Wind Working Group
Kickoff Meeting #1
Rowan University , Rowan Hall
Glassboro , New Jersey
October 6, 2006
First Speaker
James Ferguson
State utility and industry around country
Wind is viable option that provides benefits simultaneously and they will work with you
Facts:
1999 2500 mw wind
Present 10000mw wind across 28 states
25% goring each year
Investment of 15 billion in America of 50000 employees
Help update wind resource map
Initiate wind anemometer
State specific materials on wind
3 wind shops in rural
Technical experts to Newark
Landmark installation of 1st utility scale Atlantic City
Effective policy on state and local:
Renewable portfolio
Property sales taxes etc
Hope to be able to provide support which depend on congressional budget
2nd speaker
Thurm Brendlinger
Penn wind working group 5-6 years
Clean air council non profit, everyone's right to breathe clean air
1998 Penn first had electric regulation of market, 50 businesses where brought together to commit to buying wind
Set up wind workshop in 2000, got the ball rolling in mA, Va
2003 second mid Atlantic wind workshop
Share leadership of Penn environmental protection
Penn's is large and long so they broke it down into parts, trying to get everyone interested and participating, overall meeting in 2005 and with those meeting issues that arose facing wind in Penn.
ISSUES
Act 2.1.3 advanced energy portfolio standard, includes waste coal technologies
Model wind ordinance, big issue with wind is wildlife bats and birds
PA wind and wildlife collaboration- avian and bat protection
PROJECTS
15 MW mill run wind farm
South west and north east Penn projects
Green mountain energy center
Make the public aware and on board
9mw Somerset wind farm
64.5 mw Pocono
30mw Meyersdale wind energy center
24mw bear creek wind farm
158 Mw looking to double by end of 2007
Voluntary market was a bog driver
PECO wind and NJ wind
Over 32000 residential customers
Large institutions, small businesses and municipalities
Other wind activities
Small wind energy project
Possibility of community wind projects support from St. Francis university PennWAP project
Wind Energy Now www.pawindenergynow.org
Open discussion of small wind applications lead by Peter Jansson:
What are the Opportunities Available
Resources Needed, Can a wind working group actually make a change?
Will it be able to provide and agenda?
Could we be a powerful influence?
Resources
Small wind needs a seat at the table in policy discussions
Small Wind needs a focused voice
NJWWG needs a charter
Leadership needed for NJWWG
Bringing focus for what we do, E-mail List, share the load
Topics
Standard Guidelines for choosing a wind site