Unplanned outages are a bane for
every wind farm owner and operator, entailing the financial cost of repairs and maintenance, and the opportunity cost of revenues lost through asset downtime.
Cr Doukas claimed the report was biased and weak and brought into question the council's relationship with
wind farm owner AGL.
WindHelm makes those enormous benefits available to
wind farm owner - operators and is on call at any and all times.
«With the WindHelm system,
a wind farm owner on holiday can log on via laptop or even via smart phone,» Macaskill said.
New Mexico legislators have decided (according to the Albuquerque Journal) to exempt wind generation equipment from NMís gross receipts tax in addition to providing
the wind farm owner a $ 0.01 per kWh state income tax credit for the first 400,000,000 kWh of electricity produced during each of the first 10 years, and authority to use of industrial development bonds.
Yet in the 30 - year history of California wind farms,
no wind farm owner has come forward with evidence of white - tailed kite casualties.
If
the wind farm owner chooses the PTC they would get the selling price, the PPA price, from the buyer and then when paying taxes would be allowed to deduct the 2.2 c x number kWh sold.
He represents the interests of CanWEA members who are Canada's wind energy leaders —
wind farm owners, operators, project developers, consultants, manufacturers and service providers; and organizations and individuals interested in supporting Canada's wind energy industry.
Enabling
wind farm owners and operators to more efficiently and cost - effectively convert wind energy into electricity and supply it to power grids improves the economics of utility - scale wind power.
It would be totally unacceptable for
wind farm owners to make their turbines more noisy than is necessary, yet motor vehicles are often much more noisy than necessary.
The conference program for the Canadian Wind Energy Association's annual exhibition, to be held from October 27 - 29, in Montreal, Quebec, will focus on a wide range of topics of interest to Canadian and international wind energy investors,
wind farm owners and operators, and many other parties...
«We are very proud to be able to provide
wind farm owners with a concrete and reliable solution to maximize the return on investment of their fixed - speed turbines,» said Ingeteam's sales director Ernesto Ruiz de Galarreta.
(FYI, this subsidy will permit
wind farm owners to shelter over $ 500 million in 2002 income from federal income taxes.)
Basically, large solar and
wind farm owners offer investors the opportunity to put their money into low - risk solar and wind farms that offer good, stable returns.
He represents the interests of CanWEA members who are Canada's wind energy leaders —
wind farm owners, operators, project developers, consultants, manufacturers and service providers; and organizations and individuals interested in supporting Canada's wind energy industry.
Not exact matches
• Ardian made an investment of an undisclosed amount in Tolve Windfarm Holdings, an
owner of three
wind farms in Italy.
From a speech at Michigan State University (M.S.U.) in early August: «To meet these goals, we will invest more in the clean - technology research and development that's occurring in labs and research facilities all across the country and right here at M.S.U., where you're working with
farm owners to develop this state's
wind potential and developing nanotechnology that will make solar cells cheaper.»
Jesse Peters,
owner of Eco Firma
Farms near West Linn, Oregon, is running his operation on 100 %
wind power.
To meet these goals, we will invest more in the clean technology research and development that's occurring in labs and research facilities all across the country and right here at MSU, where you're working with
farm owners to develop this state's
wind potential and developing nanotechnology that will make solar cells cheaper.
They say American Electric's cost projections hinge on unproven assumptions, and they criticize the utility
owner for not soliciting other bids before agreeing to buy the
wind farm from the builder, Invenergy LLC.
Wind -
farm owners in Ontario are paid 11 cents per kilowatt - hour, about double the current price homeowner's pay for reliable on - demand power.
The cost of subsidies and tax breaks given to the
wind -
farm owners are also passed on to you.
If this law is to remain in force there is at least a need for the
wind farm proposer to have some sort of a right to appeal unreasonable demands by home
owners.
The real - world performance of batteries paired with «Hywind» - the world's first floating
wind farm - will be analysed by the
wind project's
owners, Masdar and Statoil.
The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) on Thursday ordered
owner Wisconsin Power and Light to «show cause» why its permit for the Bent Tree
wind farm northwest of Albert Lea, Minn., shouldn't be suspended or revoked.
The tax expires on Dec. 31, 2012, and uncertainty over Congress» willingness to extend it is bringing project planning for next year to a standstill, said Kerry Hattevik, director of western regulatory and market affairs for NextEra Energy Resources, the nation's largest
wind -
farm owner and operator.
Linda Herman, part
owner of a third - generation
farm in the path of the
wind... Complete story»
My personal hope for the
wind industry is that all
wind -
farm owners keep safety as high on the agenda as what I experienced that week.
There are several large
wind farms within 15 miles and several home
owners that produce their own
wind power.
That has raised concern among
wind -
farm owners that any delay in the CREZ process could push completion of new lines beyond 2013, according to PUC filings.
In fact, recent data indicates that small - scale and community - based
wind projects have 3.5 times the economic benefit for local communities because the
owners typically reside where the
farm has been built.
This is an issue not only for
owners and operators of
wind farms who depend on output for revenues and income from the federal production tax credit, but also for
wind farm investors that depend on output to generate bottom - line performance.
«The newly proposed rule is an improvement over the prior one, in that it clarifies that all property
owners adjacent to the
wind farm property must concur in any waiver of the setback,» he said.
The one - word change would require a
wind farm developer to get a waiver from the
owners of all property adjacent to any
wind farm property.
Wealth transfer from taxpayers in some states to «
wind farm»
owners & electric customers in other states
During times of deficit spending, tax liability escaped by «
wind farm»
owners adds to amounts that must be borrowed to cover the deficit and, therefore adds to the huge and growing national debt burden that will fall on our children and grandchildren.
The construction of such
farm and ranch improvements within the
Wind Flow Zone and the construction of improvements outside the Wind Flow Zone shall be deemed not to interfere with the free and unobstructed natural wind flow over the Premises to the WTG; provided however, Grantee shall not construct any WTG within one thousand four hundred (1,400) feet of the main residence on the Premises or one thousand (1,000) feet of any other existing, permanent residence or barn, either of which is located immediately adjacent to the main residence, or within one hundred fifty (150) feet from any other existing structures, pump jacks, tank batteries, or other above ground oil and gas facilities located on the Premises as of the Effective Date, without Owner's prior written cons
Wind Flow Zone and the construction of improvements outside the
Wind Flow Zone shall be deemed not to interfere with the free and unobstructed natural wind flow over the Premises to the WTG; provided however, Grantee shall not construct any WTG within one thousand four hundred (1,400) feet of the main residence on the Premises or one thousand (1,000) feet of any other existing, permanent residence or barn, either of which is located immediately adjacent to the main residence, or within one hundred fifty (150) feet from any other existing structures, pump jacks, tank batteries, or other above ground oil and gas facilities located on the Premises as of the Effective Date, without Owner's prior written cons
Wind Flow Zone shall be deemed not to interfere with the free and unobstructed natural
wind flow over the Premises to the WTG; provided however, Grantee shall not construct any WTG within one thousand four hundred (1,400) feet of the main residence on the Premises or one thousand (1,000) feet of any other existing, permanent residence or barn, either of which is located immediately adjacent to the main residence, or within one hundred fifty (150) feet from any other existing structures, pump jacks, tank batteries, or other above ground oil and gas facilities located on the Premises as of the Effective Date, without Owner's prior written cons
wind flow over the Premises to the WTG; provided however, Grantee shall not construct any WTG within one thousand four hundred (1,400) feet of the main residence on the Premises or one thousand (1,000) feet of any other existing, permanent residence or barn, either of which is located immediately adjacent to the main residence, or within one hundred fifty (150) feet from any other existing structures, pump jacks, tank batteries, or other above ground oil and gas facilities located on the Premises as of the Effective Date, without
Owner's prior written consent.
Most
wind farms are built in land that is not being used for anything else, but if it is built on private land, it is consensual by the
owner.
In effect, it appears that New Mexico has decided to export about $ 10 million of its citizenís wealth annually to an out - of - state «
wind farm»
owner.
The author apparently assumes naively that the huge federal subsidies for
wind facilities (which merely shift cost from «
wind farm»
owners to taxpayers and electric customers and hide them in tax bills and monthly electric bills) are not a part of the true costs.
The value of the above subsidies to «
wind farm»
owners probably will exceed the income they receive from the sale of the electricity produced by the «
wind farm»!
The Commission had meetings with the Department of Planning, with individual
owners of land affected by the
wind farm, with Upper Lachlan Council, as well as calling a public meeting at Crookwell, where they heard from 39 speakers.
As
wind industry consolidation progressed, Macaskill wanted to exploit the data challenges
owner - operators faced as they built
wind farm portfolios with different turbine brands.
For an
owner - operator with seven
wind farms, each composed of 15 1.5 - megawatt turbines operating at a 25 percent capacity factor, every one percent production increase represents 241,000 euros per year.
It details the things that impact
wind farm availability and operating efficiency, freeing
owner - operators to take action.
In a post-warranty environment,
owners and operators who seek to reduce O&M costs through parts management must begin with an understanding of the cost elements associated with
wind farm operation.
Communities and citizens should not count on the Officers and Directors of FPL Energy or other
wind energy developers, or their state and local government officials to respect the interest and rights of property
owners and others that would be adversely affected by «
wind farm» development.
There're are enough condos and co-op apartment
owners, associations and business men like Donald Trumph who could really make an impact instead of relying on this foolish notion of large
wind farms.
Also there are many commercial gains to a community during
wind farm construction: lease payments to land
owners, work for local contractors, business for hotels, restaurants and providers of accommodation, etc..
Local business
owners will make money from the oportunities available in construction and maintenance of the
wind farm;