Economic and Technical Feasibility Study of Utility-Scale Wind Generation for the New York Buffalo River and South Buffalo Brownfield Opportunity Areas

Technical Report · Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 EDT 2014

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1129276· OSTI ID:1129276

Roberts, J. O.; Mosey, G.

Through the RE-Powering America's Land initiative, the economic and technical feasibility of utilizing contaminated lands in the Buffalo, New York, area for utility-scale wind development is explored. The study found that there is available land, electrical infrastructure, wind resource, and local interest to support a commercial wind project; however, economies of scale and local electrical markets may need further investigation before significant investment is made into developing a wind project at the Buffalo Reuse Authority site.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-08GO28308
• OSTI ID: 1129276
• Report Number(s): NREL/TP-5000-60440
• Resource Relation: Related Information: Produced under direction of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) under Interagency Agreement IAG-09-1750 and Task No. WFD3.1001
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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