September 2004
Issue No. 12, August 30, 2004
Editor: Larry Sherwood
Energy Council
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
NEWS
(1) IOWA - State Supreme Court Orders Net Metering
(2) MONTANA County Installs Wind Turbine
(3) OHIO - Six 10-kW Turbines Installed at Farm
(4) NORTH CAROLINA Small Wind Initiative Begins
(5) IOWA Wind Feasibility Analysis Guidelines
(6) IOWA Wind Energy Checklist
(7) HAWAII - Guide to Permits
(8) OHIO Small Wind Case Studies
(9) COLORADO Anemometer Loan Program
(10) IDAHO Energy Division Launches Updated Website
(11) WYOMING Schedules Roping the Wind Conference
(12) OHIO Wind Power Conference
(13) Wind Energy Teacher Workshops
(14) Upcoming Small Wind Events
INTERCONNECTION AND NET METERING
(15) MINNESOTA - PUC Wrapping up Development of Interconnection Standards
(16) NEW YORK - PSC Ruling Allows Net Metering for Model Homes
RESOURCES
(17) PUBLICATION: Wind Hybrid Electricity Applications
(18) Windustry WindProject Calculator
(19) State Wind Resource Maps
(20) State Anemometer Loan Programs
LINKS TO SMALL WIND IN THE NEWS
(21) New Farm
(22) Winston-Salem (NC) Journal
(23) Kansas City Star
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NEWS
(1) IOWA - State Supreme Court Orders Net Metering
On July 21, 2004, the Iowa Supreme Court issued an opinion in the case
of Windway v. Midland Power Cooperative, ordering Midland to allow net
metering to the owner of a 65-kilowatt wind turbine. The system owner
previously had sued Midland, requesting that the cooperative provide net
metering for his facility. Full article
(2) MONTANA County Installs Wind Turbine
Liberty County, Montana installed a 10 kW wind turbine at the county
shop. Our Wind Cooperative facilitated the installation. Full article
(3) OHIO - Six 10-kW Turbines Installed at Farm
The Dull Homestead, located near Brookville, Ohio, recently installed
six 10 kW wind generators. They are placed in a row running north-south
in order to harvest the predominant wind from the west. Full article
(4) NORTH CAROLINA Small Wind Initiative Begins
The North Carolina Small Wind Initiative has begun and includes several
major components. The In June, about 100 people attended a very
successful ribbon cutting ceremony and the Initiative will host 4
workshops this fall. Full article
(5) IOWA Wind Feasibility Analysis Guidelines
This document gives guidelines for Wind Feasibility Analysis reports and
is published by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Energy Bureau.
The guidelines are required for any project associated with Iowa
Department of Natural Resources, Energy Bureau programs and provide good
recommendations for anyone preparing a wind feasibility report. Full
article
(6) IOWA Wind Energy Checklist
The Iowa Wind Energy Checklist is a step-by-step guide for cities,
schools, municipal utilities, rural electric cooperatives, businesses
and landowners and was published by the Iowa Department of Natural
Resources. It will help you determine whether wind energy will work for
you and how to develop a wind turbine. Full article
(7) HAWAII - Guide to Permits
The Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism
maintains a web site, which identifies permits that may be required for
energy projects in the state. Full article
(8) OHIO Small Wind Case Studies
In 2002, Green Energy Ohio published a set of case studies of small wind
installations in the state. Included are 11 residential installations
and 2 installations on public places. Full article
(9) COLORADO Anemometer Loan Program
The Colorado Governor's Office of Energy Management and Conservation
(OEMC) has chosen Sustainable Settings' whole systems learning center at
Thompson Creek Ranch in Pitkin County to receive an anemometer through
its Anemometer Loan Program. The anemometers were first installed in
2003 to locations in Lamar, Julesburg, Aurora, Montrose, Leadville;
Walden, and Meeker. Many of the original sites have completed their data
collection and the anemometers have been removed and installed in new
locations such as Carbondale, Sedgwick, Deer Trail and Paonia. Full
article
(10) IDAHO Energy Division Lau nches Updated Website
The potential for wind power in Idaho continues to grow and to help
people realize the possibilities, the Idaho Energy Division of the Idaho
Department of Water Resources has launched a new updated website to help
answer questions. Full article
(11) WYOMING Schedules Roping the Wind Conference
Roping the Wind is back. Due to the overwhelming success of last year's
renewable energy conference, the Wyoming Business Council State Energy
Office, along with support from the US Department of Energy, is again
sponsoring this event on September 12th and 13th in Cody, Wyoming. Full
article
(12) OHIO Wind Power Conference
Following the first successful Ohio Wind Power Conference in 2002
attended by 350 people, Ohioans will gather for the Second Ohio Wind
Power Conference in Cleveland, Ohio on Tuesday and Wednesday, November 9
& 10, 2004 and learn about the latest developments for wind power
development in Ohio. Full article
(13) Wind Energy Teacher Workshops
Throughout the Northeast, middle and high school science teachers are
wrapping their minds and hands around the science that surrounds wind
energy. Over 100 teachers from New York, Vermont, Maine and
Massachusetts took part in KidWind workshops this summer. As part of an
eight hours course, teachers learned wind energy basics and experimented
with activities, which will help them and their students get excited
about the science and engineering of wind energy. Full article
(14) Upcoming Small Wind Events
Listing of upcoming small wind events.
INTERCONNECTION AND NET METERING
Check the Interstate Renewable Energy Council's Connecting to the Grid
web site
(15) MINNESOTA - PUC Wrapping up Development of Interconnection Standards
After a one-year period of inactivity, Minnesota's three-year effort to
develop interconnection standards for distributed generation (DG) is
nearing completion. Full article
(16) NEW YORK - PSC Ruling Allows Net Metering for Model Homes
In May of this year, the New York Public Service Commission (PSC) ruled
in favor of December 2003 petitions from New York State Electric & Gas
Corporation (NYSEG) and Rochester Gas & Electric Corporation (RG&E)
requesting the waiver of two provisions of their tariffs governing the
net metering of photovoltaic (PV) generating systems. The PSC's order
allows for the interconnection and net metering of PV systems in model
homes that builders construct and own. These model homes are otherwise
ineligible for net metering under the tariffs prior to their purchase by
residential owners. Full article
INCENTIVES
New Incentives reported by DSIRE
Database of State Incentives for Renewable Energy (DSIRE) is a
comprehensive source of information on state, local, utility, and
selected federal incentives that promote renewable energy. To access
state-by-state incentives and policies that promote wind energy
technologies, click here and select "wind" from the drop-down menu.
No new small wind incentives this issue.
RESOURCES
Click here
(17) PUBLICATION: Wind Hybrid Electricity Applications
This publication discusses technology options that mix wind with other
power sources and storage devices to help deal with the intermittent
nature of wind power. Included are technologies appropriate to small
wind systems as well as technologies for utility systems. Full article
(18) Windustry WindProject Calculator
This spreadsheet was developed to assist farm owners and operators in
evaluating the economics of installing a wind turbine on their farms to
provide electricity for the farm and home. Full article
(19) State Wind Resource Maps
Links to State Wind Resource Maps. Full article
(20) State Anemometer Loan Programs
Links to State Anemometer Loan Programs. Full article
LINKS TO SMALL WIND IN THE NEWS
(21) New Farm, June 10, 2004, Wind in the Silos: Making wind power safe
and cost-effective on your farm. Full article
(22) Winston-Salem (NC) Journal, July 12, 2004, Harnessing the Wind:
Potential future source of power may face fight over whether it spoils
natural views. Article on NC small wind R&D center. Full article
(23) Kansas City Star, August 20, 2004, Russian scientists, California
lab developing new wind turbines. Article about development of vertical
axis small wind turbine. Full article
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