"Why wind? An overview of the recent past, present, and future of wind power development. Susan Postawko School of Meteorology University of Oklahoma

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1 "Why wind? An overview of the recent past, present, and future of wind power development Susan Postawko School of Meteorology University of Oklahoma

2 Why Wind? Gain energy independence Ease demand on the power grid Reduce vulnerability to volatile utility prices Reduce air pollution from fossil electricity sources Economic Development

3 April 2, 2014

4 Sizes and Applications Small ( 10 kw) Homes Farms Remote Applications Intermediate ( kw) Village Power Hybrid Systems Distributed Power Large (660 kw - 2+MW) Central Station Wind Farms Distributed Power Community Wind

5 Wind Technology Evolution

6 The Power In Wind Wind Power Density WPD = Pwr / A = ½ * ρ * V 3 Important Point Power is proportional to CUBE of wind speed As wind speed goes up a little, wind power density increases a lot!

7 Worldwide Wind Enegy Installation Actual electricity production from wind (2012) US TWh China 88.6 TWh Germany 48.9 Spain 42.4 TWh

8 Yearly Installed Capacity

9 Source: LBNL 2012 Wind Technologies Market Report US Wind Penetration

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14 Cost of Wind Energy Low wind speed sites Bulk Power Competitive Price Band High wind speed sites

15 Wind Energy in Oklahoma

16 2009

17 Oklahoma Wind Projects

18 Oklahoma Wind Statistics Currently home to 3,134MW of installed wind power capacity - 1,751MW in announced new projects under construction 26 operational wind projects 1679 total wind turbines across 10 different manufacturers Top 10 wind resource in nation Multiple wind projects now exporting wind power to Alabama, soon to Nebraska, Missouri, Arkansas Google data center in Pryor being powered by wind

19 Oklahoma Stats Oklahoma Ranks 8 th in the nation for wind resource capacity Some estimate OK can provide 3% of entire nation s electricity via wind power Oklahoma Ranks 6 th in the nation as of the end of 2012 for total installed wind power capacity 3,134 MW Wind power accounts for ~14% of OK s electricity Each major utility (OG&E, PSO, WFEC) running over 10% penetration levels

20 Perceptions of Wind Energy

21 Perceptions of Wind Energy

22 Potential Issues Visual impact Radio/TV/Radar signal interference Environmental Wildlife, migratory birds, bats, lesser prairie chicken, etc.

23 Weatherford Wind Energy Center Florida Power & Light Phase I: MW Phase II: 40.5 MW ~ 44,000 homes Public Service Company of Oklahoma 98 GE 1.5 MW turbines $150,000 payment in lieu of taxes to Weatherford School District for 5 years We ve seen our sales tax increase by about 20% recently. We attribute part of that to the guys working in town, the hotels being full and having them eat at our restaurants. Mike Brown Mayor of Weatherford

24 Fort Supply School District -Revenue Data The first year saw a 114% increase. Fort Supply received a 466% increase in funding in two years. $1,400,000 $1,200,000 $1,000,000 $800,000 $600,000 $400,000 $200,000 $0 Fort Supply $1,166, $441, $205, FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009

25 Yarbrough Public School Turbine Producing up to 80+% of electrical needs

26 Oklahoma Wind Power Initiative

27 OWPI GOALS: Climatological Research and Resource Assessment Economic and Policy Analysis Outreach Educational programs Community Development Promote and Attract Economic Expansion

28 Basic & Applied Research Economic Development Improved environmental stewardship

29 April 2, 2014 OWPI s Wind Resource Map Online

30 The Wind Coalition, a nonprofit group that encourages developing wind resources in the south and central United States, recently commissioned a study of wind power in Oklahoma. The study of the state s 26 operational wind farms developed between 2003 and 2012 found: The wind industry added more than 1,600 full-time jobs to Oklahoma s economy Wind farms pay more than $22 million per year in royalties to landowners The wind industry has contributed more than $1 billion in Oklahoma in just under a decade

31 Recent Legislation Wind Energy Development Act States that, in the best interest of the state, a renewable energy goal of 15% of all installed capacity shall be met by AKA Renewable Portfolio Standard

32 RENEWABLE PORTFOLIO STANDARDS

33 The Future of Wind Power In Oklahoma HB2813 signed into law in 2008 Enables Upgraded Transmission Cost To Be Past On To The Consumer New OG&E Transmission line OKC>Woodward>Panhandle OK now has (a very weak) RPS Oklahoma utilities committed to increasing wind power OG&E, PSO, and WFEC plan to increase wind generated electricity PSO over 11% OG&E has said it will not need any new gas, coal or nuclear plants until at least COMMUNITY SCALE WIND Over MW of requested development have been submitted to the SPP queue, representing 24 OK counties.

34 Wind Energy Crystal Ball Oklahoma Economic Impacts From the 20% Vision 38,484 MW new development Wind energy s economic ripple effect Direct Impacts Payments to Landowners: $102.6 million/year Local Property Tax Revenue: $247.6 million/year Construction Phase: 69,860 new jobs $7.26 B to local economies Operational Phase: 9,940 new long-term jobs $817 M/yr to local economies Indirect & Induced Impacts Construction Phase: 64,450 new jobs $5.43 B to local economies Operational Phase: 8,834 local jobs $778.6 M/yr to local economies Totals (construction + 20yrs) Total economic benefit = $44.6 B New local jobs during construction = 134,310 New local long-term jobs = 18,774

35 The Bottom Line Development of strong wind industry will allow Oklahoma to: reduce our carbon footprint, help to mitigate impacts of climate change, create jobs, expand economic development improve energy security, make Oklahoma a Renewable Energy Powerhouse, and allow us to..

36 Carpe Ventum!