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Wind Power
By: Greg Fisher
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TurbineWind turns propellers surrounding a rotor. Rotor spins a generator to create electricity
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UsesElectricity grid
1 MW Single home or building
5-15 KW rating for home.
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Wind Power MapsDarker areas indicate more wind
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Existing Power Capacity (in MW)
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Choice Energy Wind powerStarted by Columbia River PUDPurchase electricity from wind powerSupports future renewable energy
development
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Klondike16 1.5 MW turbinesEnough to power 6,126 homes
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Condon83 600 kW turbines Enough to power 10,513 homes
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Stateline399 660 kW turbinesEnough to power 26,500 homes
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Hydro and Wind BalanceExistence of dams creates logistical issuesDams are reliableWind storms cause excess wind energyDivert water around dams.
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Impacts on FishWind storm create electricity surgeDams forced to reroute water in a harmful
way to fish
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Impacts on BatsBarotrauma is deadly to batsDeadlier to bats than birds
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Impact on BirdsVery limitedMillions killed by house cats per yearOnly thousands per year by turbines
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Future of Wind EnergyNorth Dakota and Texas have greatest
potentialWashington is nearing max with potential
capacity at 3740 MW and current capacity at 1575.38 MW
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Existing Wind powerTexas is in the lead8361.18 MW currently1095.55 MW in production136,100 MW potential
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CostsWind: 5-6.4 cents per kWh*Hydro: 4-4.5 cents per kWhGeo: 3.3-3.9 cents per kWh*Nuclear: 4 cents per kWhCoal: 2.6 cents per kWh
* taken from geothermal power website
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A few referenceshttp://www.awea.org/projects/http://www1.eere.energy.gov/windandhydro/
wind_animation.htmlhttp://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/
article4608418.ecehttp://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/
2009/07/wind_power_throws_a_curve_at_t.htmlhttp://heraldnet.com/article/20090727/
NEWS03/707279952http://www.windpowermaps.org/windmaps/
windmaps.asphttp://www.crpud.net/residential/choiceenergy