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Wind Power

Community Opposition in

Nova Scotia



Agenda

Pr ovincial Targets

Pr ogress

Situation in Nova Scotia Situation in Other Jur isdictions

Community Based Pr ojects

Where¶s the Suppor t?

Barr ier s and Reasons for Opposition

Next Steps

Concluding Vision



Provincial Tar gets

5% of 2001 energy pr oduction levels in new renewable energy by 2010

10% of 2001 energy pr oduction levels in new renewable energy by 2013

18.5% combined new and old renewable energy pr oduction by 2013

Wind integr ation study: gr id can suppor t 20% renewable energy



Progress Current installed RE capacity: 60MW

Power pur chase agreements: 245MW



Situation in Nova Scotia

Request for Pr oposals Highly competitive pr ocess

Restr ictive to small and

medium scale pr ojects

Standar d Off er Contr act

Pr ice too low

Net Meter ing

Too small pr oject limit Usage only allowed on

gener ating site

No payment for sur plus

power

Pubnico Point Wind Farm



Situation in Other Jurisdictions

Standar d Off er Contr act

Ontario

Europe

Feed in tar iff

Quota system

Wind Energy Generated in 2003

Feed in tariff pricing system Quota pricing system

Germany 14 609 MW Great Britain 649 MW

Denmark 3 110 MW Ireland 186 MW

Spain 6 202 MW France 239 MW



Community Based

Benefits

economic pr osper ity

employment oppor tunities

stable and affor dable sour ce of energy

community input and consultation

acceptance of renewable energy

beneficial local relationships



Where¶s the support?

Prince Edward Island

INVESTING IN OUR FUTURE -- GRADE 1 STUDENT TO RECEIVE

FIRST BOND FOR THE EASTERN KINGS WIND FARM



Minister of

Envir onment and

Energy sponsored a

renewable energy

contest

Energy cooper atives

Seminar s on wind

power

Energy efficiency

Gr assr oots

movement


S amso Islands, Denmark




Code of ethics

Task for ce Signed by Fir st Wind and Noble

Envir onmental Power

S tate of New York



Barriers and Reasons for

Opposition

Lack of gover nment suppor t

No directness of benefits

Current development system

Community opposition

C ape Breton



Barriers and Reasons

for Opposition Community

consultation

Envir onmental

Assessment

Pr ocess

Siting

Tur bine impacts



Aviation saf ety

Noise, inf r asoundand amplitude

modulation (AM) Oil spill

Loss in pr oper tyvalues

Fire

Ice thr ow

Bir d and bat kills

Electr omagneticinter f erence

Road andconstr uction tr affic

Visual impact

Blade thr ow

Er osion

Destr uction of

vegetation andhabitat

Shadow flicker

Str uctur al failure

T urbine Impacts

Barriers and Reasons for Opposition



Increase Opportunitiesfor C ommunity Wind Projects

Suppor t community based pr ojects

Make changes to the Standar d Off er Contr act

Make changes to the Net Meter ing Pr ogr am

Implement a Feed in Tar iff

Possible Next Steps



R egulate Wind C ompanies

Suppor t the creation of municipal by-laws Union of Nova Scotia Municipalities: Model

Wind Tur bine Bylaws and Best Pr actices for Nova Scotia Municipalities

Set Pr ovincial standar ds

Enfor ce a code of ethics

Possible Next Steps



Increase Opportunities for Public Input

Minimal community consultation standar ds

Wind Atlas

Next Steps



HRM Wind Map



T o increase Nova Scotia¶s renewable

energy development in such a way that maximizes community benefits through a

standardized planning process and

guaranteed, competitive pricing.

Concluding Vision:



Interviews

Alice Power ± Pugwash Area resident

Bob Williams ± Nova Scotia Cooper atives Council

Dan Roscoe ± Scotian WindFields

Don Regan ± Town of Berwick Electr ic Commission James Taylor ± Nova Scotia Power

Jim Milner ± Amher st Area resident

Judith and Nor a Peach ± Digby Area resident

JudyL

ipp ± Tor onto Renewable Energy Cooper ative Peggy Camer on ± Black River Wind Pr oject

Peggy Cr awfor d ± Union of Nova Scotia Municipalities

Scott McCoombs ± Depar tment of Energy



Resources Digby Tur bine by-law

HRM Wind Energy Gener ation Master Plan

HRM Wind Map

Nova Scotia Renewable Energy Standar d Nova Scotia Envir onmental Goals and Sustainable Pr osper ity Act

Nova Scotia Wind Integr ation Study

Nova Scotia Wind Atlas

Model Wind Tur bine Bylaws and Best Pr actices for Nova Scotia Municipalities

Pathways to Sustainable Energy Pr osper ity in Nova Scotia

Eur opean Wind Energy Association

Gover nment of Pr ince Edwar d Island website

Ontar io Sustainable Energy Association Rochester Democr at & Chr onicle ± It¶s time to star t policing the wind companies

The New Yor ker ± The Island in the Wind

National Post ± Wind Chill: Losing the PR battle over wind power

Islander s for Saf e Tr ansmission of Power

A Pr oblem with Wind Power ± Er ic Rossenbloom

Centre for Policy Studies ± Wind Chill

Wind Energy Repor t: Views of Residents of PEI and Visitor s to PEI

US Depar tment of Energy ± Wind Energy for Rur al Economic Development

The Noise Association ± An investigation into wind far ms and noise Skypower website

Sequoia Power website

Scotian Windfields website

The Development of Renewable Electr icity Policy in the Pr ovince of Ontar io ± Univer sity of Water loo

Energy Secur ity in Nova Scotia ± Larr y Hughes

Achieving Local Benefits: Policy Options for Community Energy in Nova Scotia ± Judy Lipp

C-Free Power website

Tor onto Renewable Energy Co-oper ative The Health Eff ects of Magnetic Fields Gener ated by Wind Tur bines

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