Operational, cost, and technical study of large windpower systems integrated with an existing electric utility. Final report

Case study evaluating the potential for small wind energy conversion systems (SWECS) as an integral part of the generating mix of a regional utility. Final report, ICFAR Project 05-3-7001-0

“…The observations are made by the National Weather Service, Federal Aviation Administration, military services, merchant marine vessels, coast Guard stations, and some locally operated airfields. 3 The majority of the NCC observations are made at airport and city locations, whose climatology can be somewhat different from that of surrounding locations.…”

“…According to studies by the'Electrical Research Association in England during the l9SOs, this underestimate is less than 10\ (Changery 1975). 3 He further comments, "There appears to be general agreement among students of wind energy applications, that the quality of these wind speed observations is only sufficient for an approximation of power output of wind machines. Carlsbad turns out to be six percent higher than that at Lubbock.. Figure 3 compares the wind power duration curves for the two locations.…”

“…He also assumed 1.8\ property tax rate and 0.1\ insurance. DeWinkel found that a property tax exemption for DPC's WECS will increase the break-even capital cost of3 a WECS by about 20\.The JBF study identified several critical parameters in its sensitivity analysis for the case of NEGEA utilizing the reoptimized mix mode. The 4 results of the sensitivity analyses are summarized inFigure 19.…”