Agriculture & Wind Energy

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1 Agriculture & Wind Energy Moderator & Wind 101: Andrew Trapanese, HTWN Case Studies: John Richmond, Richmond Dairy, LLC Brett Decker, Brett Excavation, Inc. Morris Chase, Chase Dairy Farm Panelists: Mark Ferrara, CEC Energy Padma Kasthurirangan, Niagara Wind and Solar

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3 Distributed Wind Expo Wind 101 Rochester, NY June, 2013

4 What is Distributed Wind?

5 Small Wind

6 Midsize Wind

7 Large Wind

8 Ownership Individual Residential Farm Business Community Locally Owned Commercial Business Industry Large Farm Individual Commercial

9 What You Need

10 Wind Resource

11 Permitting & Zoning

12 Distribution Interconnection

13 Economics

14 Jennifer Jenkins Executive Director (928) For More Information

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16 Endurance Wind Power E-3120, 50kW 140 Lattice Tower Richmond Farm Dairy North Collins, New York

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20 Small Wind in Agriculture Case Study Brett Excavation Inc Brett Decker By Padma Kasthurirangan

21 Brett Excavation Rural Small Business located in NYS certified Agricultural District 48 Acres Town of Royalton, Niagara County Utility - National Grid

22 WECS Project Summary Equipment Turbine Bergey Excel/S 10 kw Turbine Tower 120 Guyed Lattice Inverter Powersync II/ 240 V Financing NYSERDA Grant 50% of Total Installation Cost 1603 Treasury Grant 30 % of Total Installation Cost Customer Share 20 % of Total Installation Cost

23 Wind Resource

24 Pre WECS Era Projected % Savings per Year : 78%

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27 Installation Summary Date Installed: November 14, 2012 Interconnection Date: December 03, Grant Award Notice :December 31, 2012

28 Wind Turbine Production Chart

29 The Bergey Effect!!

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32 Small Wind in Agriculture Case Study Chase Dairy Farms Morris Chase By Padma Kasthurirangan

33 Chase Dairy Farm Cow Dairy Farm Active farm located in NYS certified Agricultural District 33.9 Acres Town of Charlotte, Chautaugua County Utility - National Grid

34 WECS Project Summary Equipment Turbine Bergey Excel/S 10 kw Turbine Tower 120 Guyed Monopole Inverter Powersync II/ 240 V Financing NYSERDA Grant 50% of Total Installation Cost 1603 Treasury Grant 30 % of Total Installation Cost Customer Share 20 % of Total Installation Cost

35 Wind Resource

36 Pre WECS Era Projected % Savings per Year : 83%

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40 Installation Summary Date Installed: September 23, 2011 Interconnection Date: September 27, Grant Award Notice :February 03, 2013

41 Wind Turbine Production Chart

42 The Bergey Effect!!

43 Real Property Tax Exemption

44 Non Economic PILOT First Non Economic PILOT in the state for a Small Wind Turbine Morris and Barbara Chase receive award of recognition from Chautaugua County Executive, Gregory Edwards

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47 Agriculture & Wind Energy in New York By Padma Kasthurirangan Electrical Engineer

48 How small is small?? Up to 100 kw in rating Turbine Selection NYSERDA Eligible Turbine List SWCC Certified Turbines ITAC List

49 What a typical project involves

50 Qualifiers Land availability Grid connectivity Payment into the RPS/SBC fund

51 Agriculture & Wind Siting Minimal Wind Shear at Farm Sites Permitting NYS Ag & Markets 25AA Law USDA REAP Grant Zero Cost Projects Tax Benefits Bonus Depreciation + ITC

52 Permitting Processing time varies with AHJ and nature of installation Influencing Factors Town s Zoning Ordinance Neighbor Relations Installation Type Residential / Commercial Farm

53 NYS Ag & Markets Article 25 AA Section 305 A of the NYS Ag & Markets law: No public hearing No unreasonable height restriction No noise restrictions SEQRA - Type II action No stamped drawings No special use permits Sketch plan review

54 Distributed Generation Net Metering

55 Remote Net Metering

56 Why Remote Net Meter??

57 Production Comparison April 11 May 10, 2013 Ledge Farms Installed January 12, ,786 kwh Wayne E. Phelps Enterprises Installed April 08, ,882 kwh

58 The Origin

59 Remote Net Meter Application Host Account Satellite Account

60 Affordability

61 The Next Latest Thing!!

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65 Small Wind Associations & Information Sources Distributed Wind Energy Association( DWEA) NYSERDA-New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) Small Wind Certification Council(SWCC) Interstate Turbine Advisory Council(ITAC)