Renewable energy in West Virginia

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Renewable energy in West Virginia
October 14, 2008
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W.Va. Renewable energy 20.12 trillion BTU

• 14.5 TBtu from hydro
• 1.5 TBtu from wind
• 4.1 TBtu from direct consumption of wood and
  biomass residential, commercial, industrial

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Electric power industry generation,
2006 93,815,804 megawatt hours
Coal 97.5 Petroleum 0.2 Natural gas
0.5 Hydroelectric 1.7 Wind 0.2
Energy Information Administration
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Total 32,312,000 megawatt hours34
Energy Information Administration
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Generation Attribute Tracking System (GATS)

• PJM Environmental Information Services, Inc. (PJM
  EIS) owns and administers the GATS.
• Provides environmental and emissions attributes
  reporting and tracking services to its
  subscribers in support of renewable portfolio
  standards and other information disclosure
  requirements.
• GATS tracks generation attributes and the
  ownership of the attributes as they are traded or
  used to meet government standards.

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W.Va. plants in GATS

• Water, wood, wind, waste coal, tire-derived
  fuels
• N.J., Md., Pa., D.C.
• 991.5mw

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W.Va. renewable energy

• Total W.Va. capacity 16,607mw
• W.Va. uses 1/3 in-state 5,000 mw
• W.Va. capacity in other states RPS
• 991.5mw18 percent of W.Va. energy needs

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W.Va. renewable energy opportunities

• Biomass Electric generation, pellet fuel, CTL,
  cellulosic ethanol
• Landfill gas EPA has identified 10 possible
  sites no more than 25mw of total generation
• Wind 3,780 MW of potential commercial wind
  resources on private lands
• Hydroelectric
• Solar
• Poultry litter 160,000 tons per year burning
  for electric generation would avoid water
  contamination
• Coal fines and waste Potential to produce 4.2
  million MWH. Three plants in operation

Energy Information Administration
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No.

U.S. Census Bureau 2000 Census
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Wind 230mw
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Total 16,607 megawatts
Hydro 264mw
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Current and announced wind projects

• FPL Backbone Mountain 66mw
• Ned Power/Shell Wind/Dominion 264mw
• Mount Storm Wind Force 150mw
• Invenergy Beech Ridge 186mw
• AES Laurel Mountain 125mw
• Total 791mw

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Preliminary licensed hydro

• Tygart Dam 20mw
• R.D. Bailey Project 7.8mw
• Sutton 12mw
• Jennings Randolph 10.5mw
• Robert C. Byrd 48mw
• Opekiska Lock and Dam (Mon River) 10mw
• Hildebrand Lock and Dam (Mon River) 10mw
• Morgantown Lock and Dam (Mon River) 9mw
• Total 127.3mw

FERC
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Including announced wind, potential hydro
Wind 791mw
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Total 17,517 megawatts
Hydro 613mw Licensedunbuiltunderwayoutside
FERC
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Renewable energy in West Virginia
October 14, 2008