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Sent: Sunday, November 21, 2010 5:51 PM
Subject: Re: [fom] Fwd: [NoCoal] Wind in the heart of King
Coal
Danny,
When a potential electrical power developer-
whether wind, solar or coal powered- gets to looking into a specific
generating facility location, one of the first things the developer does is to
apply to regional grid operator (known as PJM in this 13 state region) for a
technical analysis of how much power could be put on the power grid
from that location utilizing the existing transmission line
infrastructure. This is done far in advance of applying for any
permits. I know of some potential wind power locations that had this
PJM grid connection analysis done nearly ten years ago- Rich Mountain in
Randolph County, for example- yet no permits applications have even been filed
for this location.
Sometimes these power grid analyses show that
significant megawatts of electricity can be put on the grid with little or no
additional transmission line construction. This was the case at the Mt.
Storm Shell-Nedpower wind farm in Tucker County. That facility was built
such that it crossed directly under an existing 500 KV transmission line.
All that was needed was construction of a power substation that was tied
directly into the existing transmission line there. On the other hand, at
the Beech Ridge wind farm facility in Greenbrier County, Invenergy had to
construct almost 20 miles of its own transmission line to connect with an
existing APCo transmission line near Nettie in Nicholas County. And some
perhaps otherwise good wind locations are so far from transmission lines that it
would be costs prohibitive to develop that site and costructuct and maintain the
additional transmission lines necessary to connect to the existing power
grid.
My main point is that just because a potential
power developer asks PJM for a technical analysis of grid capacity in the area,
it does not mean that construction nor even a permit application is
imminent. Although PJM keeps these transmission access
technically analyzed locations on its website indefinitely, it does
not mean that the sites will ever be developed. Some will sooner, some
will later, and some will probably never be developed for technical, financial
or other reasons.
Frank Young, member
Beech Ridge Wind
Technical Advisory Committee
for WV Sierra Club
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Sent: Sunday, November 21, 2010 3:01
PM
Subject: [fom] Fwd: [NoCoal] Wind in the
heart of King Coal
can anyone ID the renewable energy projects that this map shows
& the current state of them? This map looks like way more wind than
I've heard of - so I'm wondering whether it is tracking wind that is in every
state of the permit? Check out the map, pretty interesting...I wonder
how many jobs would be developed if all of these renewable energy projects
came to be...
link is below
Cheers,
Daniel
Chiotos
Keeper of the
Mountains Foundation
Operations Director
http://www.mountainkeeper.org
179 Summers St, Suite 234
Charleston, WV,
25301
(304)886-3389 -
cell
(304)205-0920 -
office
"WE ARE THE KEEPERS OF THE
MOUNTAINS, LOVE THEM OR LEAVE THEM, JUST DON'T DESTROY THEM. IF YOU DARE
TO BE ONE TOO, CALL 304-542-1134 OR 304-205-0920." - Larry
Gibson
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From:
Ted Nace <ted@tednace.com>Date: Sun, Nov
21, 2010 at 2:55 PM
Subject: [NoCoal] Wind in the heart of King Coal
To:
nonewcoalplants@energyjustice.netThe
PJM regional transmission organization is tracking 39,000 MW of proposed wind
(more than all other proposed renewable and nonrenewable generation sources
combined) in Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, New
Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia
and the District of Columbia.
See this interactive map for
details._______________________________________________
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