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1 Why Wind Works June, 2010

2 What is the wind industry?

3 How does the wind industry impact me as a Right-of-Way Agent?

4 Is there a way I can make money in the wind business?

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8 If it doesn’t make money, it doesn’t make sense!

9 Water-spouts and WhirlwindsB Ben Franklin’s Kite Experiment

10 Water-spouts and WhirlwindsB Ben Franklin’s Kite Experiment

11 Thomas Edison’s Light Bulb 1879

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13 Wind Turbine, Chicago World’s Fair, 1893

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15 Lucas Gusher at Spindletop, 1901

16 Spindletop, 1904

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19 ∏r²

20 The wind turbine

21 300 Feet 200 Feet 100 Feet 200 Feet

22 Wind Wind data is O&M plus CONSTRUCTION costs

23 How does the wind industry impact me as a Right-of-Way Agent?

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25 There is no national electric grid.

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27 There are ten regional grids; hundreds of local grids; thousands of distribution grids in the US.

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29 Additionally, There are ten regional grids; and hundreds of distribution grids in Canada.

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31 For wind energy to make a meaningful contribution to the North American demand for electricity, there must be a fully functioning national transmission grid.

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33 The electric industry will need 40,000 miles of transmission lines.

34 That’s where YOU come into the wind industry!

35 Wind does NOT replace other forms of power.

36 Why do we need wind power?

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38 In 1941, my Dad’s family heard about the attack on Pearl Harbor over the radio.

39 I watched world history unfold on the television.

40 In the 1960’s over 90% of all U.S. homes had a TV set in them

41 My children watch World History on MULTIPLE TV’s!

42 Since 2006, there have been more Televisions in the average American home than there are people!

43 I watch the World Cup on a flat panel TV; sip lemonade with ice in it; While working on my laptop computer; in a house with over 80 lights in it. Did Caesar have it so well?

44 Our standard of living will increase; Our demand for power will increase; Your chance to make money will increase. Because...

45 Wind Works!

46 You need to Learn: Turbines

47 You need to Learn: Turbines Electric Markets

48 You need to Learn: Turbines Electric Markets Transmission

49 You need to Learn: Turbines Electric Markets Transmission Siting

50 You need to Learn: Turbines Electric Markets Transmission Siting Public Relations

51 David Eyerly Wind Works Company www.windworksco.com


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