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Wind Resource Maps Wind Powering America provides validated wind maps that document wind resources available in many states, including Michigan. The state of New York was originally mapped in 1998, then updated and re-vali- dated in 2003 by AWS Truewind. Validation done by National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) staff and consulting meteorologists, includes comparison of wind resource modeling results Michigan The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) reported Sept. 30, 2007 that Michigan ranks 14th nationally in wind energy resource. However, with just 2.59 megawatts (MW) of wind energy capacity installed, the state ranks 30th nationally in utility-scale wind energy installations. Michigan’s first commercial scale wind farm, the Harvest Wind Farm located at Oliver and Chandler Townships and scheduled for a spring project commemoration, has a power capacity of 52.8 MW. Developer and owner John Deere Wind Energy will sell the electricity generated to Wolverine Power Cooperative. Existing wind turbines in Michigan operate at the Laker Elementary School in Pigeon (0.2 MW), Mackinaw City (1.8 MW), and Traverse City (0.6 MW). According to AWEA, Michigan has wind energy potential of 65 billion kWh. (Potential is stated in terms of average megawatts of capacity (MWa) where one MWa is approximately equal to three MW of nameplate wind turbine capacity.) The map (to the right), published by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), shows average annual wind class estimates at 50 meters (m) above the ground and depicts the resource that could be used for utility-scale wind development. The map depicts the onshore utility-scale wind resources in the state to be concentrated along the • Ranked No. 14 in Wind Resource Potential • Ranked No. 30 in Utility-Scale Wind Energy Installations immediate shores of the Great Lakes (especially Lakes Michigan and Superior), and on offshore islands. The Great Lakes themselves have good-to-outstanding wind resource. There is also a large area of Class 3 resource located northeast of Saginaw on the “thumb” of the state. Additional information is available at www.eere.energy.gov. Validation of wind maps: Elliott, D.; Schwartz, M. (2005). Printed with permission of the U.S. Department of Energy. 62 WIND TODA Y Second Quarter 2006 http://www.eere.energy.gov

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Wind Today - Q1 2008 Contents Windpower 2008 U.S. Energy Map Canada Energy Map Global Report Options and Expectations for O&M Service Providers O&M Safety Issues for Wind Farms Guanting Wind Farm to Power 2008 Olympics Operating Economics of Wind Farms Long-Term Operating Costs Post-Warranty Energy Bill Incentives May Have Another Chance Wind Gears: A Closer Look at the Drive Train Elk River Wind Farm Should Lightning Be A Concern For Wind Farms? Interview: Steve Sawyer Zephyr Powers Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort WT News: United States & Canada Interview: Willett Kempton Centennial Wind Energy WT Transmission: Southwest Power Pool EPA's Top 25 Wind Power Projects 2008 RPS Update Mark Scher, MSE Power Systems Richard Legault, Helimax Second Wind Henkels & McCoy NRG Systems Apterra Technologies, Inc. Wind Resource Maps: Michigan and New York Calendar Glossary Product Surveys Ad Index

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