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Since earliest recorded history, wind power has been used to move ships, grind grain, and pump water. Today, wind power is also being used to provide electricity to homes, schools, busi- nesses, and entire communities. More than half the United States have wind resources that could support the devel- opment of utility-scale wind power plants. We have enough wind in Colorado to generate 288 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity annually. That’s enough to serve double the entire state’s popula- tion. Construction on Colorado’s first wind farm, Public Service Company’s Ponnequin wind farm located near the Colorado-Wyoming border, began in January 1997. The first wind turbine was installed in January 1998 and began generating electricity in April 1998. Today, Ponnequin boasts 29 turbines that generate 20 megawatts (MW) of electricity. Colorado utilities also purchase wind power for their customers from wind farms in Wyoming. Public Service Company purchases wind power from the Foote Creek Rim Wind Farm near Arlington, Wyoming. In addition, four tur- bines recently installed at Medicine Bow by the Platte River Valley Authority will serve green-pricing customers and renewable energy programs in Aspen, Fort Collins, Longmont, Loveland, and Estes Park. What is Green Pricing? In Colorado, customers can arrange to purchase a certain amount of wind power (actual energy in kWh) per month, for which they commonly pay a small premium to completely or partly offset any higher cost of renewable power sources. The policy of transferring the slightly higher costs for "green power" to customers is called "green pricing." Green power is power produced by renewable or environmentally friendly energy sources, as distinct from power produced by fossil fuel, nuclear, and other types of generators. How Do I Sign Up? Residential and commercial customers can join wind power programs across the state by signing up through their local utilities to buy wind energy in 100-kWh blocks on a monthly basis for $2.50-$3.00 per month above existing residential rates. Since wind power pro- grams were introduced in Colorado in 1996, more than 16,000 customers have signed up for wind power for their homes and businesses. You can sign up for wind power through your local utility or online. To sign up for green power and calculate the environ- mental benefits of your purchases, visit http://www.cogreenpower.org/ Colorado utilities currently offering green power include: Carbon Power & Light Chimney Rock Public Power Colorado Springs Utilities Delta-Montrose Electric Estes Park Power & Light Fort Collins Utilities Gunnison County Electric Holy Cross Energy La Plata Electric Longmont Power & Communications Loveland Water & Power Morgan County Rural Electric Mountain Parks Electric Mountain Parks Electric Northwest Rural Public Power District Wind Powering America Colorado Clean Energy for the 21st Century 08604 Twenty-nine turbines generate 20 megawatts of wind power at the Ponnequin Wind Farm along the Colorado-Wyoming state line. To see the turbines in action watch 9news (KUSA TV). KUSA maintains a solar- powered live action camera on site and purchases enough wind power to provide for the needs of its weather center and maintains live solar-pow- ered cameras on site. What is the installed wind energy capacity in the United States? By January 2000, the total U.S. installed wind energy capacity was 2500 MW. (See http://www.awea.org/ faq/instcap.html) That’s enough electricity to meet the needs of 600,000 to 800,000 typical U.S. homes.

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  • Since earliest recorded history, windpower has been used to move ships,grind grain, and pump water. Today, windpower is also being used to provideelectricity to homes, schools, busi-nesses, and entire communities. Morethan half the United States have windresources that could support the devel-opment of utility-scale wind powerplants.

    We have enough wind in Colorado togenerate 288 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh)of electricity annually. That’s enough toserve double the entire state’s popula-tion. Construction on Colorado’s firstwind farm, Public Service Company’sPonnequin wind farm located near theColorado-Wyoming border, began inJanuary 1997. The first wind turbine wasinstalled in January 1998 and begangenerating electricity in April 1998.Today, Ponnequin boasts 29 turbinesthat generate 20 megawatts (MW) ofelectricity.

    Colorado utilities also purchase windpower for their customers from windfarms in Wyoming. Public ServiceCompany purchases wind power fromthe Foote Creek Rim Wind Farm nearArlington, Wyoming. In addition, four tur-bines recently installed at Medicine Bowby the Platte River Valley Authority willserve green-pricing customers andrenewable energy programs in Aspen,Fort Collins, Longmont, Loveland, andEstes Park.

    What is Green Pricing?In Colorado, customers can arrange to purchase a certain amount of windpower (actual energy in kWh) per month,for which they commonly pay a smallpremium to completely or partly offsetany higher cost of renewable powersources. The policy of transferring theslightly higher costs for "green power" to customers is called "green pricing."Green power is power produced byrenewable or environmentally friendlyenergy sources, as distinct from powerproduced by fossil fuel, nuclear, andother types of generators.

    How Do I Sign Up?Residential and commercial customerscan join wind power programs acrossthe state by signing up through theirlocal utilities to buy wind energy in 100-kWh blocks on a monthly basis for$2.50-$3.00 per month above existingresidential rates. Since wind power pro-grams were introduced in Colorado in1996, more than 16,000 customers havesigned up for wind power for their homesand businesses.

    You can sign up for wind power throughyour local utility or online. To sign up forgreen power and calculate the environ-mental benefits of your purchases, visithttp://www.cogreenpower.org/

    Colorado utilities currently offeringgreen power include:

    Carbon Power & Light

    Chimney Rock Public Power

    Colorado Springs Utilities

    Delta-Montrose Electric

    Estes Park Power & Light

    Fort Collins Utilities

    Gunnison County Electric

    Holy Cross Energy

    La Plata Electric

    Longmont Power & Communications

    Loveland Water & Power

    Morgan County Rural Electric MountainParks Electric

    Mountain Parks Electric

    Northwest Rural Public Power District

    Wind Powering America

    Colorado

    Clean Energy for the 21st Century

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    Twenty-nine turbines generate20 megawatts of wind power at thePonnequin Wind Farm along theColorado-Wyoming state line. To seethe turbines in action watch 9news(KUSA TV). KUSA maintains a solar-powered live action camera on siteand purchases enough wind power toprovide for the needs of its weathercenter and maintains live solar-pow-ered cameras on site.

    What is the installed wind energy capacity in the United States?

    By January 2000, the totalU.S. installed wind energycapacity was 2500 MW.(See http://www.awea.org/faq/instcap.html) That’senough electricity to meetthe needs of 600,000 to800,000 typical U.S.homes.

  • Platte River Power Authority

    Poudre Valley Rural Electric

    Public Service Company

    San Isabel Electric

    San Luis Valley Rural ElectricCooperative

    San Miguel Power

    United Power

    Y-W Electric.

    Key ContactsColorado Springs UtilitiesJoanie Callahan719-668-3809

    Fort Collins Utilities Wind Power ProgramLori Clements-Grote970-221-6396http://www.light-power.org/windpowr.HTM

    Holy Cross EnergyWind Power PioneersDave [email protected]

    Land and Water Fund of the RockiesRudd Mayer303-444-1188 ext. [email protected]

    Public Service Company of ColoradoWindSource Program800-824-1688http://www.psco.com/solutions/ windsource.Asp

    LinksNational Wind Technology CenterNational Renewable Energy Laboratoryhttp://www.nrel.gov/wind/

    Green Power NetworkU.S. Dept. of EnergyEnergy Efficiency and RenewableEnergy Networkhttp://www.eren.doe.gov/greenpower/

    Colorado Wind Power Campaignhttp://www.cogreenpower.org/

    National Wind Coordinating Committeehttp://www.nationalwind.org/

    Wind Energy Resource Atlashttp://rredc.nrel.gov/wind/pubs/atlas/

    Colorado Renewable Energy Societyhttp://www.cres.gen.co.us

    Land and Water Fund of the Rockieshttp://www.lawfund.org

    Colorado

    Produced for the U.S. Departmentof Energy by the NationalRenewable Energy Laboratory, a DOE national laboratory

    DOE/GO-102000-0996April 2000

    Printed with a renewable-source ink on paper

    containing at least 50% wastepaper, including

    20% postconsumer waste

    Additional ResourcesAmerican Wind Energy Association122 C Street, NW, 4th FloorWashington, D.C. 20001phone (202) 383-2500fax (202) 383-2505www.awea.org

    National Renewable Energy LaboratoryNational Wind Technology Center1617 Cole BoulevardGolden, Colorado 80401(303) 384-6979www.nrel.gov/wind

    U.S. Department of EnergyDenver Regional Support Offices1617 Cole BoulevardGolden, Colorado 80401(303) 275-4826http://www.eren.doe.gov/dro/

    U.S. Department of EnergyWind Energy ProgramForrestal Building1000 Independence Ave., S.W.Washington, D.C. 20585(202) 586-5348www.eren.doe.gov/wind

    State SummaryInstalled—21 MW

    Purchased—30 MW from Wyoming

    In-State Wind Energy Potential:170,000 MW capacity after land use and environmental exclusions288 billion kWh per year electric energy

    Current Wind Power Commitments:20 MW, Ponnequin Wind Farm, Public Service Company of Colorado,

    NEG Micon turbines. 25 MW in customer rates, purchased power from Foote Creek Wind Farm

    Planned Wind Power Commitments:

    Public Service Company10 MW for green pricing, extension of Ponnequin Wind Farm25 MW for green pricing, 6 MW built per year starting 2002.

    Platter River Power Authority4.8 MW, Medicine Bow Wind Farm.

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    New Belgium Brewing Company in Fort Collins,Colorado, is the largest business in Coloradoto purchase 100% of its electricity from windpower.


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