Wind Energy Update - Wind Powering America

Byers Auto Group Wind Turbines(Columbus & Delaware County, OH)• Proven Energy 15 kW – Delaware County,OH. Dedicated on November 19, 2010.• Northern Power Systems 100 kW –Columbus, OH. Dedicated on October 22,2010.• Idea originated while constructing newToyota showroom at the Delaware Countylocation• Partially funded through an Ohio Departmentof Development Grant for $200,000 and theSection 1603 of the Federal Tax Code thatprovided one-third of the total project cost inthe form of a line item tax credit.• Total cost of nearly $600,000 for bothinstallations.• Columbus turbine Zoning and Permittingprocess - city used existing languagepertaining to cellular towers.• Delaware County Zoning and Permittingprocess – group presented project toDelaware Planning Commission beforereceiving permission to install.• Renier Construction and ArchitecturalAlliance secured all building permits thatwere needed to begin constructionNATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY