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renewable community power

Contents & Program
System of Electricity
Energy Options
Wind Power in Detail
Community Energy
New England Wind ~ Phase1
FORUM
Next Steps & Phase2
Find Out More & Get Involved
 Vision & Purpose
~ a vision is emerging for the New England to
become a net exporter of renewable energy ~

Some $10-20Bn of investment into commercial

renewable energy projects is anticipated.

New England Wind aims to catch this wind,

& build on the take-up of small-scale solar,
st
to be NSW's 1 community wind farm,
with 4-6 turbines,
powering 20% of the Tablelands' homes.
NSW Demand for Generation
“Ninety per cent of
electricity used in NSW is
generated from coal-fired
power stations.”
- NSW Industry & Investment
About Wind Power
Most affordable renewable energy &
the only clean technology ready for
large-scale deployment
Highly efficient turbine technology ~ 45% of wind energy to
electricity (coal-fired power 29-37%)
16 countries (including Australia) have more than
1,000 MW of installed wind capacity
Sth Oz & Denmark produce 20% of their electricity with wind
NSW's largest is Capital Wind Farm with 141MW ~
enough for 60,000 households
th
S Australia Wind Power 19%
 NSW Wind Farms
Approved 2,500+ MW Under assessment 2,500+ MW

• Crookwell II 92MW • Flyers Creek 100 MW

• Silverton(1) 846 MW • Ben Lomond 165 MW
• Silverton (2) 948 MW • Yass 547 MW
• Gullen Range 248 MW • Sapphire 525 MW
• Taralga 186 MW
• Adjungbilly 39 MW
• Conroys Gap 30 MW • Capital ll 100 MW
• Black Springs 19 MW • Crookwell lll 116 MW
• Glen Innes 81 MW • Collector 160 MW
• Kyoto 102 MW • Paling Yards 180 MW
• Boco Rock 270 MW • Birrema 264 MW
• Woodlawn 42MW • White Rock 340 MW
• Gunning 46MW
• Bodangora 110MW
• Rugby 290MW
Community & Cooperative Energy
Denmark England
100,000+ members 8 wind farms
86% of all wind power 7,000 members
Germany USA
1,000's of cooperatives 70% of all
8% of total energy electricity co-
operative owned
90,000 employees
Scotland
Japan
10 wind farms
11 turbines, 15MW
 Hepburn Wind
Australia's 1st Community Owned

Artists Impression

2 turbines
Power for 2,300 homes
Raised $12m & 1,600 members
Ison & Hicks, Community Power Agency 2011
 1
Phase Work
Identify level of support (investment, suitable
land holdings, purchase of electricity, etc)
Research legal & governance structures
Work out the Principles to do it 'right'
Goals

4~6 turbines producing power for 10,000 people

$25~30m investment & community capital
Returns for community ~ dividends, jobs, business,
sustainability fund, clean energy & more
 Innovative Edges
~ extending on Hepburn ~
Institutional investment
Community ownership within commercial farms
Local skills, employment, business
Direct use &/or sale
of power
Benefits for the wider
community

Proposed 7 Turbine Farm ~ Wingates, UK

~ Investor Forum ~
Keeping the Community Informed
Partners ~ Newsletters, eLists, Meetings
Public & Media Communication
Digital Media
Dialogue Summaries
Digital Stories
Final Documentary
Reports
Greenwich Wind Farm, Ontario
Interim Report (May 2011)
Final Report & Recommendations (June 2011)
 2
Phase
Study is 1st step in 4~5+ year
journey
Phase2 would include
Start-up Funding
Site Identification & Monitoring
Research Turbine Technologies
Grid Connection
Power Sale
Investor Deposits
Member recruitment
 Get Involved & Find Out More

Online Survey & eList

Community Forums
Help Recruit Interest
Join us for a Wind Farm
Study Tour
www.starfishenterprises.net

Starfish Hill Wind Farm

South Australia
THANK YOU!!

Starfish Hill Wind Farm

South Australia