1. By: Greg Fisher

2. Turbine Wind turns propellers surrounding a rotor. Rotor spins a generator to create electricity

3. Uses Electricity grid 1 MW Single home or building 5-15 KW rating for home.

4. Wind Power Maps Darker areas indicate more wind

5. Existing Power Capacity (in MW)

8. Choice Energy Wind power Started by Columbia River PUD Purchase electricity from wind power Supports future renewable energy development

9. Klondike 16 1.5 MW turbines Enough to power 6,126 homes

10. Condon 83 600 kW turbines Enough to power 10,513 homes

11. Stateline 399 660 kW turbines Enough to power 26,500 homes

12. Hydro and Wind Balance Existence of dams creates logistical issues Dams are reliable Wind storms cause excess wind energy Divert water around dams.

13. Impacts on Fish Wind storm create electricity surge Dams forced to reroute water in a harmful way to fish

14. Impacts on Bats Barotrauma is deadly to bats Deadlier to bats than birds

15. Impact on Birds Very limited Millions killed by house cats per year Only thousands per year by turbines

16. Future of Wind Energy North Dakota and Texas have greatest potential Washington is nearing max with potential capacity at 3740 MW and current capacity at 1575.38 MW

17. Existing Wind power Texas is in the lead 8361.18 MW currently 1095.55 MW in production 136,100 MW potential

18. Costs Wind: 5-6.4 cents per kWh* Hydro: 4-4.5 cents per kWh Geo: 3.3-3.9 cents per kWh* Nuclear: 4 cents per kWh Coal: 2.6 cents per kWh * taken from geothermal power website

19. A few references http://www.awea.org/projects/ http://www1.eere.energy.gov/windandhydro/wind_animati on.html http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/arti cle4608418.ece http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2009/07/wi nd_power_throws_a_curve_at_t.html http://heraldnet.com/article/20090727/NEWS03/70727995 2 http://www.windpowermaps.org/windmaps/windmaps.as p http://www.crpud.net/residential/choiceenergy