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Wind Information + Responsible Energy (WI+RE) is a grassroots education organization that brings responsible, independent research to area residents about renewable energy resources. WI+RE is dedicated to preserving the rural character and independence of Alabama and its surrounding towns.
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Winderfest II
Winderfest II
Accurate, Timely Information About Living With Wind Turbines and Understanding the Electricity Grid
Date: Thursday, July 24, 2008
Location: South Alabama Department Recreation Hall, Judge Road (next to the Town Hall), Alabama, NY
Time: 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Presenters: Joe Kushner, Town Supervisor, Eagle, NY
Carl Forster, Lead Account Executive, National Grid
Jim Walter, Director of Madison County Tourism
Free and open to the public.
Come visit us at the WI+RE information booth!
About the Alabama Ledge Wind Farm Project
The Alabama Ledge Wind Farm draws its name from the Town of Alabama and the Onondaga Escarpment, a limestone escarpment, which runs the length of Western New York and passes through the Town of Alabama in the northwest corner of Genesee County. The escarpment, known locally as the Ledge, marks the relative dividing line between the Lake Erie and Lake Ontario basins that drive the region’s energetic winds. The Project area lies roughly halfway between Buffalo and Rochester and agricultural is the dominant land use. The area’s energetic wind resource, agricultural land-use pattern, and proximity to the National Grid Oakfield-Lockport 115-kV line make for an excellent wind farm site.
Horizon Wind Energy
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AUDUBON NEW YORK CHOOSES 100% WIND POWER
Albany, NY— Audubon New York, the state's largest bird conservation organization, is leaving a lighter eco-footprint by choosing to support wind power for 100% of the energy used in its New York offices. Audubon supports ecosystem and wildlife protection through this commitment to 50 megawatt hours (MWh) per year of regionally sourced clean, renewable wind energy. Audubon performed thorough due diligence on the wind farm to ensure that it was properly sited with minimal impact to birds, and that it lived up to the standards set forth in Audubon New York's position on wind power.
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What is the impact of wind farms on house prices?
This study, by Peter Dent and Dr Sally Sims of Oxford Brookes University,
UK, tested this on a number of sites in Cornwall. Despite initial evidence
that there was an effect, when they investigated more closely, there were generally other factors which were more significant than the presence of a wind farm. Insofar as there was any
impact on prices, the results seem to show that it is most noticeable for
terraced and semi-detached houses, with there being a significant impact on properties located within a mile of a wind farm. The effect seems much less marked – if at all – for detached houses. The research also highlighted that, to some extent, wind farm developers are hemselves avoiding the problem by locating their developments in places where the impact on prices is minimised, carefully choosing their sites to avoid any negative impact on the locality.
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UB becomes largest purchaser of wind power in New York
UB becomes largest purchaser of wind power in New York
By ELLEN GOLDBAUM
Contributing Editor
UB has become the state's largest purchaser of wind-generated electricity with a purchase agreement with Community Energy, Inc. for a total of 20 million kilowatt hours.
UB became the first campus in the SUNY system to buy a portion of its electrical power from a commercial supplier of wind-generated electricity in 2002 through the purchase of 1.5 megawatts from the Fenner Wind Farm in Madison County. The current purchase is for approximately half of the output of the entire Wethersfield Wind Farm in Wyoming County. The university plans in 2004 to purchase the output of three 1.5 megawatt wind turbines from the Fenner Wind Farm.
UB's "green" power purchase will provide a significant environmental benefit by reducing pollutants associated with acid rain and smog. It's estimated that by 2004, carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide emissions will be reduced annually by more than 8 million, 92,000 and 36,000 pounds, respectively, as a result, according to Community Energy, Inc.
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National Grid forecasts increased use of coal and rising energy costs in New England to counter CO2 emissions
Reducing US Greenhouse Gas Emissions: How Much at What Cost?
Executive Summary
Full report
Created on 02/04/2003 10:24 AM by admin
Updated on 06/26/2008 05:50 AM by vmw
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