Wind Potential

The NY wind potential map @ a 50m height can be found here http://www.awstruewind.com/files/NY_spd50m.pdf

We looked it up yesterday, zoomed in on the transmission lines, and lo and behold, the proposed NYRI HVDC line appears to be shown on the map. The project hasn't been approved, yet it shows up on this map? The legend doesn't list it as a "proposed" line, either.

The proposed AEP project http://www.aep.com/newsroom/interstateProject.asp appears to be on the West Virginia map too (looks like a slightly different location, but how many 700+KV lines can there be?)

With respect to NY renewable energy generation, the two areas with the largest potential are the southeastern shores of Long Island and Lake Ontario. And yet, a proposed 140 MW wind turbine farm off the coast of Long Island has been cancelled due to high costs. I would point out that 3 of these projects could be built w/ the cost of the one NYRI project.

For the smaller wind farms sprouting up in upstate New York, energy flows to the closest source of demand; only excess would be available for elsewhere. How much excess electricity generated from these wind turbines will be available during the hot, dog days of summer when the peak load typically occurs? And unlike owners impacted by the turbines that get income each year and are essentially sharing in the project’s profit (approximately $2-9K per turbine per year), no adjacent property owners of transmission towers get that same benefit.