The $$ and Sense of Wind Energy - Noble Environmental Power

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Economic Development Impacts• Land Lease Payments: 2-3% of grossrevenue $2500-4000/MW/year• Local property tax revenue: ranges widely -$300K-1700K/yr per 100MW• 100-200 jobs/100MW during construction• 6-10 permanent O&M jobs per 100 MW• Local construction and service industry:concrete, towers usually done locally
Case Study: TexasUtilities and wind companiesinvested $1B in 2001 to build912 MW of new wind power,resulting in:• 2,500 quality jobs with apayroll of $75M• $13.3M in tax revenuesfor schools and counties• $2.5M in 2002 royaltyincome to landowners• Another 2,900 indirectjobs as a result of themultiplier effect• $4.6M increase in PecosCounty property taxrevenue in 2002
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Page 8 and 9: Wind Energy Investors
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Page 17: Sustainable Withdrawal Of Freshwate
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Page 37 and 38: Levelized Cost of Energy, $/MWh1401
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