Spanish Fork Wind Farm

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Welcome

• Spanish Fork Wind Farm
• Developed by Wasatch Wind, LLC

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Management Personnel

• Tracy Livingston
• Company founder

• Christine Mikell
• Project Manager for Spanish Fork

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Who is Wasatch Wind, LLC

• A Utah development company focused on Wind
  Projects in the state.
• A sister to two Utah based wind energy companies
• Windtower Composites developing taller,
  lightweight composite towers with assistance from
  BYU and SUU.
• Isotruss Structures A BYU spin-off,
  manufacturing tall meteorological towers for wind
  assessment.

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Project Organization
PacifiCorp purchasing power
Developed and operated by Wasatch Wind
Spanish Fork Power Renewable Energy Credits?

• Wind turbine manufacturer performs maintenance

Equity Partner????
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Wind Farm Sites Compatible Multiple Use

• Tower Height- 262 feet, 193 tons
• Tower Diameter-13 feet
• Blade Length- 139 feet
• Rotor Diameter- 88 meters

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Urban Development
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Wind Energy Steps to Develop in an Urban
Environment

• Landowner agreements
• Town Meeting to get buy in from community
• Ensure zoning includes wind power
• Install Met Towers
• Apply for Applicable Grants
• All the while cross your fingers and hope the
  wind is strong and you have a lot of land
• Indicative Pricing/PPA with UPL
• Interconnection Agreement with UPL
• Start looking for an an equity investor as soon
  as possible

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Community Development
Turbine 250 from playground
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Compatible with Urban Areas
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Compatible with Towns
Speak with the County/City Planner about
Zoninghe will be your biggest ally and likely
help with draft of language
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American Planning Association.

• Encourages planners and decision makers to reduce
  energy impacts by making more efficient use of
  all energy resources.
• Supports legislation that will help to reduce
  dependence on fossil fuels and stimulate the
  development of renewable energy resources.
• Supports the establishment of public benefits
  funds that encourage all customer sectors to
  conserve energy and invest in renewable sources.
• Supports initiatives to continue to reduce the
  negative environmental impacts of current fossil
  fuel extraction and electricity generation
  through research, technology, and community
  involvement.
• Supports the development of new renewable energy
  technologies and endorses an unbiased evaluation
  of their environmental impacts.
• APA and its Chapters should work to promote
  environmental equity and justice with regard to
  energy production and distribution, and to assist
  communities with meeting the challenges inherent
  in the development of new energy resources.

APA 2004 Policy Guide on Energy
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Spanish Fork Zoning Amendment

• Definitions
• Large wind energy system or farm (LWT) A wind
  energy conversion system consisting of a wind
  turbine, a tower, and associated control or
  conversion electronics, which has a rated
  capacity of more than 100 kW.
• Tower height The height of a wind turbine
  measured from the grade level to the hub.
• Blade sweep The diameter of the wind turbine
  blades as determined by the blade rotation.
• Requirements
• Minimum parcel size A large wind energy system
  shall only be located on a parcel that is at
  minimum, is five (5) acres in size and one
  additional acre per windmill.
• Setback from structures on the property
  (residences, businesses, etc..) Minimum of 10
  feet from any structure on the property.
• Setback from a residential zone or use The tower
  base must be set back a minimum 500 feet from an
  R-1 or residential zone within the city.
• Setbacks from property lines All wind turbine
  tower bases must be set back from all property
  lines a minimum distance of 100 feet except
  that, where contiguous properties are leased for
  an identical duration for development of a wind
  farm, the tower bases set back from the property
  lines common with such leased properties may be
  eliminated so long as no part of any wind turbine
  extends past any such interior property lines and
  the above required setbacks are maintained from
  the property lines comprising the exterior
  boundaries of the wind farm
• Setbacks from right-of-ways, railroad
  right-of-ways, and power lines Tower bases must
  be set back a minimum distance of 100 feet.
• WT Height Not to exceed 270 feet in height for a
  tower. Provided that, in all cases, the system
  shall comply with all applicable Federal Aviation
  Administration (FAA) requirements.
• Height of Blade (tip from ground) No lower that
  50 feet.
• Braking Device All WT devices shall have braking
  systems when winds reach speeds in excess of 65
  miles per hour.
• Sign One project identification warning sign
  containing a telephone number for emergency calls
  no larger than 16 square feet in size.
• Color/Finish white or other unobtrusive color.
• Noise Levels Interference with Broadcast
  Signals shall not create electromagnetic
  interference and be filtered and/or shielded to
  prevent interference with broadcast signals.

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Spanish Fork Zoning Amendment

• Density No more than one turbine per acre
• Compliance with International Building Code
  (IBC) building permit applications for wind
  energy systems shall be accompanied by a letter
  from the wind turbine manufacturer that the
  turbine conforms to industry acceptable
  engineering standards.
• Compliance with FAA Regulations Wind energy
  systems must comply with applicable FAA
  regulations, including any necessary approvals
  for installations close to airports.
• Utility Notification A letter shall be provided
  from the utility companies receiving the power
  stating they have been informed of the customers
  intent to install an interconnected
  customer-owned generator.
• Conditional Use Permit I-3 and I-1 zoning
  districts.
• Wind Study A wind or feasibility study must be
  conducted and recommend a specific location for
  the WT. The study must also recommend an optimal
  height for the WT and if the location is feasible
  for a WT.

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Land Owner Issues
Be thorough in all conversations. Tell them you
will need more land than you might Laydown
areas Staging area Crane pads
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Wasatch Wind Needs

• Final understanding of wind regime
• UofU SODAR study
• WindLogics Modeling effort
• Landowners approval for turbine locations
• Negotiating with UPL about pricing
• Interconnect Agreement
• Easement for possible electrical lines to
  substation across railroad tracks and Bureau of
  Reclamation land
• Encroachment agreement with Railroad for blades
  spinning over ROW.
• Term Sheet with Equity Investor who owns
  turbines.
• Once term sheet is signed project is built by
  investor and Wasatch Wind is out of loop until
  year 10.

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Utah Support

• " We have the resources here, if we were to even
  come close to where some of our neighbors are, in
  terms of gas and oil exploration," Governor
  Huntsman said. "If we could even tap into
  renewable energies wind and solar, which I
  think holds tremendous promise for the future of
  this state we would be off in an industrial
  sector the likes of which, I think, this state
  has not seen before.
• Wind Power is a very, very important part of our
  portfolio, and a very good thing to have, said
  Hyrum Mayor Gordon Olson
• The Lt Olene Walker said We will always depend
  on coal and gas to generate electrical power but
  we also need to look at alternative energy
  sources... the state especially needs to
  consider harnessing the wind. This is just like
  your stock portfolio. Many of you have learned
  that it is good to diversify, we must look at
  alternative energy methods.