Alternative Energy and Economic Development in the “Coalfields”

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Alternative Energy and Economic Development in the “Coalfields”

Wind potential in 11 WV Counties

Coal River Mountain Wind - Low-res

Coal River Mountain Wind - High-res

View of Coal River Mountain from Naoma

Mountain from Naoma with Windmills

Brushy Fork Sludge Impoundment

Ridge on Coal River Mountain

Existing infrastructure - gas lines

View of Pond Knob with Mining

Overview of Developable area

Proposed Mountaintop Removal Permits

11 County Overview

Cherry Pond Wind - Low-res

Cherry Pond Wind - Hi-res

Cherry Pond Wind Before Mining

Cherry Pond Wind After Mining

Cherry Pond Landscape Before Mining

Cherry Pond Landscape After Mining

Energy Potential from Wind Development Wind Power Potential on Coal River Mountain: 229 Turbines would produce 140 Megawatts of electricity, enough to power 91,180 homes.

Annual Energy Production Coal Wind Years of Operation Millions of Kilowatt Hours

Cumulative Energy Production Coal Wind 96 Years Years of Operation Millions of Kilowatt Hours

Annual Employment Coal Wind Years of Operation Annual Employment

Cumulative Jobs Created Coal Wind 18 Years Years of Operation Number of 1-Year Jobs

Existing Surface Mines in Appalachia

Correlation Between Mining and Poverty

Correlation Between Mining and Unemployment

Surface Mines in the Vicinity

Proposed Surface Mines Simulation

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