Greg Wortham. Mayor Sweetwater Texas Wind Energy Clearinghouse. Wyoming Infrastructure Authority Spring Board Meeting Cheyenne, Wyoming May 15, 2013
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1 Greg Wortham Mayor Sweetwater Texas Wind Energy Clearinghouse Wyoming Infrastructure Authority Spring Board Meeting Cheyenne, Wyoming May 15, 2013
2 Sweetwater energy mix 2
3 Oil & natural gas Cline Shale eastern shelf of Permian Basin WSJ: Largest oil shale opportunity in American history 30 Billion barrels reserve 15 years drilling 30 years production New rail operations Launches
4 Nuclear Sweetwater s largest employer 500 workers Global reach Up to 70% of world market Operations in Sweetwater & London Radiation detection, homeland security, border protection Japanese recovery Celebrating 50 years Family owned in Sweetwater 4
5 Coal Tenaska Trailblazer Approx. $4 Billion Carbon sequestration Produce CO 2 for enhanced oil recovery Competitive rail access Oil production proximity Dry cooling to minimize water consumption 5
6 Solar Immense regional opportunities Urban & rural initiatives West Texas, South Texas, San Antonio, Austin Large-scale projects Metro initiatives Peak load scenarios 6
7 Wind energy Texas is a world leader West Texas South Texas & coastal North Texas Panhandle Grid infrastructure Manufacturing Steel fabrication 7
8 Wind energy -- Global Perspective China 63,000 MW USA 50,000 MW Germany 30,000 MW Spain 22,000 MW India 17,000 MW Texas 12,000 MW France 6,800 MW Italy 6,750 MW United Kingdom 6,500 MW Canada 5,265 MW Portugal 4,000 MW Denmark 3,900 MW Nolan County 2,500 MW Australia 2,250 South America 1,844 MW Mexico 875 MW 8
9 USA Wind Energy Top States Texas 12,000 MW Iowa 4,524 MW California 4,425 MW Illinois 3,055 MW Minnesota 2,718 MW Kansas 2,700 MW Washington 2,573 MW Oregon 2,513 MW Nolan County 2,500 MW 9
10 Texas wind central Using Sweetwater region as center point: Within 75 miles: 25% of USA installed wind Within 250 miles: 33% of USA installed wind Within 500 miles: 40% of USA installed wind Midway USA: halfway between Atlantic & Pacific Halfway between Mexico s Pacific ports & central Canadian cities Texas ports Gateway to USA wind corridor 10
11 Central States Texas 12,000 MW Oklahoma 2,400 MW Colorado 2,300 MW Kansas 2,700 MW Wyoming 1,400 MW New Mexico 800 MW 11
12 Texas turbine types Panhandle to Gulf Mitsubishi 2.4 & 1.0 MW GE Wind 2.5 & 1.5 MW Vestas 3.0 & 1.8 MW Gamesa 2.0 MW DeWind 2.0 MW Suzlon 2.1 MW Siemens 2.3 MW Clipper 2.5 MW Nordex 2.5 MW 12
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14 Tres Amigas Grid Interconnect 14
15 Texas wind industrial clusters Ports of Houston, Corpus Christi, Freeport, Beaumont, Brownsville Tower Abilene, San Angelo, Dallas, Kaufman Additional steel components at Brownwood, El Paso, Amarillo, Nacogdoches, Coleman Turbine Round Rock, Amarillo Research & testing Houston & Corpus Christi 15
16 Texas community cooperation Critical mass Development expansion Service region dispatch , ,000 Railroads Interstates Industrial clusters Gateway to USA wind region 16
17 17 Regional Project Benefits Landowner revenue Tax revenue Employment Small business Industry
18 Landowner income Revenue per turbine Size of turbine Wind consistency Year of lease Contract electricity price Revenue for other project facilities Roads Offices Substations Benefits to community 18
19 Tax Revenue Counties Hospital districts School districts Redistribution to other Texas schools Local infrastructure Sales taxes in cities Including industrial assets City property taxes from new businesses, homes, industry 19
20 Employment Construction Wind project O&M Industry Ancillary businesses College & university training & education Wind operations centers Turbine prototypes & testing 20
21 Industry & workforce Western Hemisphere s largest & most skilled wind energy workforce Leading wind science & technology colleges & universities National Institute for Renewable Energy 2 yr colleges, 4 yr universities, industry, government SWEET Center field prototypes of turbines & wind assessment TSTC Workforce training Texas Wind Energy Institute Texas State Technical College & Texas Tech University K-PhD Texas A&M University system, TSTC, community colleges Workforce recruitment 21
22 Economic impacts: Nolan County example Direct wind jobs: 1,000+ in 2008; 400+ in 2013 At peak = 20% of total local jobs from 2003 Annual payroll more than $45,000,000/yr in 2008 Landowner royalties: up to $15,000,000+/yr Total economic impact: $400,000,000+/yr New area schools construction: $40,000,000 ( ) Wind wages = almost double pre-existing per capita wage Local tax base increase from $0.5 billion to $3.0 billion since
23 Wind company examples Sweetwater operations GE Wind Infigen NextEra FPL AES Wind AEP Wind E.on DeWind Blattner Availon Evans Enterprises SecondWind Advance Turbine Services System 3 Third Planet Windpower Vestas Wind Energy Turbine Services Hytorc Upwind Solutions Siemens Fastenal 23
24 More wind company examples Sweetwater Crane Service Inc. Mitsubishi Sun Electric Invenergy Windkraft Nord WKN Wave Wind Wind law firms Shermco Turn Energy Services KR Wind Transmission construction companies 24
25 pro-wind attitude
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