K. Roek AWEA 2009 Offshore Conference Poster
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WHAT U.S. STATES ARE DOING TO ENCOURAGE OFFSHORE WIND TO ENCOURAGE OFFSHORE WIND States Active in Offshore Wind U.S. Offshore Wind Potential Which States Are Performing Offshore Wind Feasibility Studies or Environmental Assessments? Source: U.S. Offshore Wind Collaborative, www.usowc.org Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council preparing Special Area Management Plan (SAMP) New Jersey Environmental Baseline Assessment being performed Maryland Massachusetts Created Ocean Management Act, created U.S. Offshore Wind Collaborative Virginia VA Coastal Energy Research Consortium asked to prepare report Georgia Southern Company / GA Tech Strategic Energy Institute performed feasibility study Maryland Study recently announced to evaluate offshore viability Wisconsin Wind Working Group prepared feasibility study looking at several issues South Carolina Santee Cooper (utility) partnering with Coastal Carolina Univ. and SC Energy Office to launch and analyze data from offshore buoys & land-based stations Delaware Univ. of Delaware conducted assessment from MA to NC New York NYSERDA funded studies to explore feasibility of offshore wind in Lake Erie Michigan GLOW Council Report : criteria to identify / map prudent siting for offshore wind; legislative / rule changes to establish leasing / permitting process. Office to launch and analyze data from offshore buoys & land-based stations legislative / rule changes to establish leasing / permitting process. Which States Are Actively Working with Developers or the Industry? Rhode Island Selected Preferred Developer (Deepwater Wind) New Jersey New York New York Power Authority issues Request for Expressions of Interest to support the preparation of an RFP for Great Lakes offshore wind project. Seeking New Jersey Selected Three Preferred Developers (Deepwater + PSEG, Fishermen’s Energy, Bluewater Wind) Delaware DE Public Service Commission approved PPA between Delmarva Power and Bluewater Wind Virginia the preparation of an RFP for Great Lakes offshore wind project. Seeking technical, financial, environmental and commercial information from the wind industry. RFP expected to result in selection of developer to construct/operate/ maintain farm, enter into long-term PPA. Long Island - NYC Offshore Wind Collaborative RFI. Interconnect study done (Con Ed/ LIPA ), application filed with NYISO to interconnect 700 MW by 2015 Maryland VA Coastal Energy Research Consortium formed, members include academics, industry and government partners Wisconsin We Energies issued RFP for wind resource assessment in Lake Michigan Maine Governor’s Task Force on Wind Energy Development legislative recommendations include offshore wind; University of Maine received $8M to develop deepwater Maryland Issued Request for Expressions of Information and Interest. Assessing options for offshore wind development; Seeking to develop “in-state renewable generation ability to fulfill some” or all of its RPS needs. North Carolina Governor established offshore energy advisory panel; University of North Carolina partnering with Duke Energy to install three offshore turbines Rhode Island Which States Are Offering Incentives? include offshore wind; University of Maine received $8M to develop deepwater offshore wind test center; Dept. of Conservation holding town meetings Carolina partnering with Duke Energy to install three offshore turbines South Carolina State partnering with local utility and universities on feasibility studies New Jersey Legislation requiring state’s largest electricity supplier to purchase energy from offshore wind farm. Wisconsin Legislation including in-state carve-out for increased RPS? Issued $12M in grants / rebates for met towers to preferred developers Finalizing draft Offshore Renewable Energy Credit Program: All load-serving entities required to obtain ORECs from offshore wind, based on their percentage of retail sales in NJ What are the Driving Factors? What are the Driving Factors? • Pricing • Infrastructure • Jobs • Financing •Supply Chain • Economic Development
Transcript of K. Roek AWEA 2009 Offshore Conference Poster
WHAT U.S. STATES ARE DOINGTO ENCOURAGE OFFSHORE WINDTO ENCOURAGE OFFSHORE WIND
States Active in Offshore WindU.S. Offshore Wind Potential
Which States Are Performing Offshore Wind Feasibility Studies or Environmental Assessments?
Source: U.S. Offshore Wind Collaborative, www.usowc.org
Rhode IslandCoastal Resources Management Council preparing Special Area ManagementPlan (SAMP)
New JerseyEnvironmental Baseline Assessment being performed
Maryland
MassachusettsCreated Ocean Management Act, created U.S. Offshore Wind Collaborative
VirginiaVA Coastal Energy Research Consortium asked to prepare report
GeorgiaSouthern Company / GA Tech Strategic Energy Institute performed feasibility study
MarylandStudy recently announced to evaluate offshore viability
WisconsinWind Working Group prepared feasibility study looking at several issues
South CarolinaSantee Cooper (utility) partnering with Coastal Carolina Univ. and SC EnergyOffice to launch and analyze data from offshore buoys & land-based stations
Southern Company / GA Tech Strategic Energy Institute performed feasibility study
DelawareUniv. of Delaware conducted assessment from MA to NC
New YorkNYSERDA funded studies to explore feasibility of offshore wind in Lake Erie
MichiganGLOW Council Report : criteria to identify / map prudent siting for offshore wind;legislative / rule changes to establish leasing / permitting process.Office to launch and analyze data from offshore buoys & land-based stations legislative / rule changes to establish leasing / permitting process.
Which States Are Actively Working with Developers or the Industry?Rhode Island
Selected Preferred Developer (Deepwater Wind)
New Jersey
New York
New York Power Authority issues Request for Expressions of Interest to supportthe preparation of an RFP for Great Lakes offshore wind project. SeekingNew Jersey
Selected Three Preferred Developers (Deepwater + PSEG, Fishermen’s Energy,Bluewater Wind)
DelawareDE Public Service Commission approved PPA between Delmarva Power andBluewater Wind
Virginia
the preparation of an RFP for Great Lakes offshore wind project. Seekingtechnical, financial, environmental and commercial information from the windindustry. RFP expected to result in selection of developer to construct/operate/maintain farm, enter into long-term PPA.
Long Island-NYC Offshore Wind Collaborative RFI. Interconnect study done (ConEd/LIPA), application filed with NYISO to interconnect 700 MW by 2015
MarylandVirginiaVA Coastal Energy Research Consortium formed, members include academics,industry and government partners
WisconsinWe Energies issued RFP for wind resource assessment in Lake Michigan
MaineGovernor’s Task Force on Wind Energy Development legislative recommendationsinclude offshore wind; University of Maine received $8M to develop deepwater
Maryland
Issued Request for Expressions of Information and Interest. Assessing optionsfor offshore wind development; Seeking to develop “in-state renewablegeneration ability to fulfill some” or all of its RPS needs.
North CarolinaGovernor established offshore energy advisory panel; University of NorthCarolina partnering with Duke Energy to install three offshore turbines
Rhode Island
Which States Are Offering Incentives?
include offshore wind; University of Maine received $8M to develop deepwateroffshore wind test center; Dept. of Conservation holding town meetings
Carolina partnering with Duke Energy to install three offshore turbines
South CarolinaState partnering with local utility and universities on feasibility studies
New JerseyLegislation requiring state’s largest electricity supplier to purchase energyfrom offshore wind farm.
Wisconsin
Legislation including in-state carve-out for increased RPS?
New Jersey
Issued $12M in grants / rebates for met towers to preferred developers
Finalizing draft Offshore Renewable Energy Credit Program: All load-servingentities required to obtain ORECs from offshore wind, based on theirpercentage of retail sales in NJ
What are the Driving Factors?What are the Driving Factors?
• Pricing
• Infrastructure
• Jobs
• Financing
•Supply Chain
• Economic Development
