Ohio’s Wind Energy Future€¦ · Ohio is too dependent on expensive, imported, energy resources...

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Ohio’s Wind Energy Future Testimony for the House of Representatives Alternative Energy Committee Amy Gomberg Environmental Advocate, Environment Ohio May 9, 2007

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Ohio’s Wind Energy Future

Testimony for the House of

Representatives Alternative Energy

Committee

Amy GombergEnvironmental Advocate,

Environment OhioMay 9, 2007

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Business:• J W Great Lakes Wind - Bryan Starry• Gamesa Energy USA - Nick Tichich• Everpower Renewables – Mike Speerschneider, Kevin

Sheen• North Coast Wind & Power – Tom Williams, Paul Hoag• General Electric - David Rosenberg• Renaissance International Enterprises, Inc. Michael

Ujcich, Aaron Godwin

Nonprofit/Other Organizations:• Green Energy Ohio - Bill Spratley, Steve Watts• Ohio Farm Bureau Federation - Dale Arnold• Environment Ohio - Erin Bowser, Amy Gomberg• Greater Ohio - Gene Krebs • The Cleveland Foundation - Richard Stuebi• The Ohio Farmers Union -Joe Logan

Universities:•University of Toledo – Bob Kozar, Joe Perlaky•Bowling Green State University - Don Scherer

Utilities:•American Municipal Power-Ohio - Julia Blankenship•FirstEnergy - Bill Booth•American Electric Power - John Hollback

Government Agencies:•Ohio Department of Development / Office of Energy Efficiency - Tom Maves, Sara Ward, Bill Manz•Ohio Department of Natural Resources – Vicki Deisner•United States Fish & Wildlife Service - Megan Seymour•Ohio Office of Consumers Counsel - Linda Walls-Rominski•PUCO/ Ohio Power Siting Board - Stuart Siegfried

Environment Ohio is a nonprofit, citizen-based advocacy organization.

Environment Ohio is an active member of the Ohio Wind Working Group which includes:

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Ohio’s Wind

Energy Resource

By developing a fraction of our wind energy

potential, Ohio could generate 10-20 percent of

our energy supply.

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Offshore Wind Energy Potential

• Cuyahoga Regional Energy Development Task Force Project for 2-10 turbines, 3-5 miles offshore downtown Cleveland

• Current Lake Erie estimates: 68,000 MW of wind resource (note: this is more wind potential than Ohio’s onshore wind resources)Source: “The Great Lakes as a Regional Renewable Energy Source” by David Bradley, February 2004, www.greengold.org/wind

• US Department of Energy study set for release in 2008

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Installed Wind Energy Capacity 2006

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AMP-Ohio’s Bowling Green

Wind Farm7.2 MW ~

2,000 homes

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Ohio’s Energy Portfolio

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Ohio is too dependent on expensive, imported, energy resources

• In 2005, Ohio sent over 8 billion dollars out-of-state to import increasingly expensive coal and natural gas. 1

• Ohio imports the majority of the energy resources used to generate our electricity. Ohio imports:

• 57% of our coal • 89% natural gas2

We can keep more of Ohioan’s hard-earned dollars in state by harnessing our own wind resources which will create jobs and boost our economy.

1. United States Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration, ,kWh Forecast NG, oil Electricity Spending2. 2004 statistics from the United States Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration, Electricity Profile for Ohio.confirmed by the Ohio

Department Of Development Sept. 25, 2006.

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The Benefits of Wind Energy• Clean Energy

• Manufacturing Jobs

• New Business Opportunities

• Rural Economic Development

• Energy Independence

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Clean Energy

YesYesYesYesHabitat

Impacts

YesYesYesNoneWater UseNoneYesYesNoneWaste

YesYesYesNoneMining /Extraction

NoneYesNoneNoneMercuryLimitedYesNoneNoneAir Pollution

YesYesNoneNoneGlobal

Warming Pollution

Natural GasCoalNuclearWind

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ManufacturingJob

Potential

Ohio has the potential to attract over 13,000

manufacturing jobs in the wind energy industry.

This is more than any other state besides California.

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Ohio’s Wind Energy Businesses

ToledoOwens CorningNorth CantonGraco/Liquid ControlDennisonWindharness Development Corp.

Bedford HeightsOlympic Steel Co.SolonErico Inc.

MiamisburgWebcore Technologies Inc.Berlin CenterOhio Windmill Manufacturing

Co. LLCMansfieldEnergy Technologies Inc

HilliardVanner IncNorth BentonO'Brock Windmill DistributorsChardonEGC Enterprises Inc.

MoraineTuf-Tug Products /Deuer DevelopmentsPort ClintonNorth Coast Wind & Power,

LLCPainesvilleDyson Corporation

MentorTri-Electric Supply CompanyColumbusNexergy IncGlousterDovetail Solar & Wind

CantonTimken CoColumbusNational Electric Coil IncGranvilleDAVI America

AthensThird Sun Solar & Wind Power Ltd.AshtabulaMolded Fiber Glass

CompaniesClevelandCybetUtility, LLC

ClevelandSwiger Coil Systems IncMansfieldMichael Byrne Manufacturing Co.ClevelandCleveland Gear Company

DaytonStaco Energy Products CompanyBrunswickMariner Energy Systems, LLCGreenvilleCommunity Energy

WakemanSt. George's Renewable EnergiesCincinnatiMagna machine Co.CincinnatiCincinnati Gear Co.

PerrysvilleSolar CreationsHarrisonM&B's Battery Company, Inc.CincinnatiCast-Fab Technologies Inc.

ClevelandSherwin-WilliamsWickliffeLubrizolCantonCanton Drop Forge

DaytonSchwark ElectricalFt. LarimieLP Hoying, LLCNorth BentonBarrett Construction Services Inc.

AuroraRotek CorporationWestlakeKoyo Corporation of USAAvonAvon Bearings Corp

ClevelandRepower SolutionsClevelandJW Great Lakes WindShelbyAmerican Tower Co.

MentorRenaissance GroupColumbia StationJoe Mescan WindmillClevelandALL Erection & Crane Rental Corp

TwinsburgPSL of AmericaHolmesvilleJetstream Power InternationalMaumeeAlignment Supplies Inc.

CantonPower Systems DevelopmentMasonJatroDieselEastlakeALD group LLC

MetamoraParker Hannifin, Hydrulic Filter DIV.ClevelandInsight ServicesMaumeeAdvanced Distributed

Generation, LLC

ToledoOwens-Illinois IncUrbanaHoneywell Massilon3-D Service

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Rural Economic DevelopmentOhio’s Counties Support Wind Energy

Allen County

Clark County

Cuyahoga County

Darke County

Fulton County

Hancock County

Henry County

Lucas County

Mercer County

Morrow County

Seneca County

Richland County

Wood County

Wind Developers offer land owners leasing payments of $4,000 - $8,000 per turbine, per year.

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What is Ohio Waiting for?

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Renewable Energy Standard23 States and the District of Columbia have enacted a RES

RES in place

RES in consideration

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What is a Renewable Energy Standard?

A policy that requires utilities to provide a certain amount of renewable energy over time

•Includes specific targetsEx) Minnesota recently enacted a Renewable Energy Standard that will result in 25% of their electricity coming from renewable resources by 2025

•Includes other renewable energy resourcesAll other states have included clean energy resources like solar energy and biomass as part of their renewable energy standard, helping to develop these clean energy opportunities, as well.

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Renewable Energy Standards Generate Wind EnergyTexas• Pre-Renewable Energy Standard = 42 MW of wind• 1999, Governor George Bush enacts a Renewable Energy Standard• 2007 = 2,768 MW of wind energy with another 1,013 MW already planned.

Renewable Energy Standards Attract New Business and Jobs• Pennsylvania; Gamesa, turbine manufacturing facility.• Colorado; Vestas, blade manufacturing facility.

Renewable Energy Standards Work

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Conclusion• Ohio has the

technological know-how, manufacturing base, and wind energy potential to generate at least 10 -20 % of our electricity from wind energy within the next decade.

• Environment Ohio urges this committee to consider a Renewable Energy Standard for Ohio.


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