Green Mountain Power wind power project development: U.S. Department of Energy-EPRI wind turbine verification program. Final report
- Global Energy Concepts, Inc., Kirkland, WA (United States)
The Wind Turbine Verification Program (TVP) is a collaborative effort of the US Department of Energy, the Electric Power Research Institute, and host utilities to develop, construct, and operate wind power plants. Through their involvement as a TVP host utility, Green Mountain Power Corporation (GMP), has developed and constructed a commercial wind power plant. GMP completed construction of its new wind facility near Searsburg, Vermont, in December 1996 and the project was commissioned in June 1997. The facility is situated in a sparsely-populated, forested area on privately-owned land. The 6.05 MW plant consists of 11 Zond 550-kW Z-40-FS (full span) turbines which are expected to generate about 14 GWh of electricity a year in normal wind conditions. Zond turbines were selected by competitive solicitation. The estimated project cost is $11 million, of which EPRI and DOE are each contributing $1.75 million in TVP funds, and EPRI and GMP area each contributing $477,000 in Tailored-Collaboration funds. GMP will conduct a three-year testing and evaluation program. This report discusses GMP`s activities and experiences from the initial project conception to the commissioning of the wind turbines. It includes site selection, permitting, vendor selection, project design and construction, cost and schedule, and equipment acceptance. Some of the experience gained from the development phase of the project is common to any construction project, some is unique to developing a wind power plant, and some is relevant to the specific project location and GMP`s research objectives. Subsequent annual reports on the GMP project are planned to document the first three years of operating experience.
- Research Organization:
- Electric Power Research Inst. (EPRI), Palo Alto, CA (United States); Global Energy Concepts, Inc., Kirkland, WA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- Electric Power Research Inst., Palo Alto, CA (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 355043
- Report Number(s):
- EPRI-TR-109061; TRN: AHC29924%%249
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: Dec 1997
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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