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Dan SagePSC Assistant Administrator
GLWC Offshore Wind WorkgroupAdvancing Regional Collaboration
Webinar
September 24, 2009
Wind on the Water Report (WOW) issued December 2008
Harnessing Wisconsin’s Energy Resources: An Initial Investigation into Great Lakes Wind Development
http://sql01/apps/erf_share/view/viewdoc.aspx?docid=106801
Commission adopted January 2009
Address lack of wind data Pursue R&D regarding foundations Need statutory changes Need federal agency coordination Transmission planning should recognize
possibility of Great Lakes wind
None planned currently Some interest from developers Some initial screening
◦ We-Energies RFP
on wind speeds
State of Michigan – exploring ways to coordinate efforts◦Ex. Mapping of Lake Michigan features that may affect siting
Michigan map shows the wind resourceat 50 meters. Map courtesy of the Departmentof Energy's Wind Program and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) .
State agencies involved: Public Service Commission Department of Natural Resources Bureau of Commissioners of Public Lands
Joint review of necessary statutory changes
PSC is active in planning reviews at state, multi-state, regional and federal levels
Wind concerns being studied include off-shore
WOW did examine impacts – would need work in most areas of state to support off-shore wind
Focus groups as part of WOW report ◦May be too early for such efforts
Expectation that would be done by Developers
Part of CPCN/EIS processes are scoping efforts and public hearings
Addressed through hearing processes
Need for statutory clarity Development of leasing process
Information sharing Facilitating technical research and
development Clarity regarding federal permitting
processes that apply to the relevant jurisdictions
Pursuing funding for collaboration on efforts that cannot be accomplished without further funding
