Knudson Home Turbine #1

PDF – Knudson Home Turbine Description

Del Knudson is a realtor that believes wind energy is complementary to rural living. Del’s home on 10 acres near Thorp, Washington looks across the Yakima River and the Kittitas Valley Wind Farm under development. Del wants a turbine a little closer.

Del hopes this turbine will be inspiration to get other community wind projects in the area started. Del is selling his place and moving back to the family ranch a few miles away and thinks a wind turbine will make his property more attractive in the real estate market.

The Turbine proposed for this project is a Vestas V19, 100kW turbine. It has a 60 foot diameter rotor, is on an 80 foot monopole tower and will produce enough power for about 45 energy efficient homes (around 200,000 kWh a year). The turbine is expected to cost $250,000 to install.

Subscriptions for one percent of the output of this turbine will cost $2500. CCWC estimates that each 1% subscription will yield approximately $4700 in power bill savings and 40,000 kWh of renewable energy credits over the 20 year term of the subscription.

The local economy will benefit from this project beyond just the power savings to subscribers. The benefits are: the land lease payment to the Del Knudson, local taxes, maintenance of the machine using a local mechanic, profits to local owners of the turbine, financing payments to local lenders, and so on. There are also multiplier effects of this money circulating in the community.

CCWC calculated the local economic impact of this project using the guidelines for determining community economic impact found in the Washington State Wind Energy Guidebook. An Estimated $95,000 per year will be added to the economy, 0.8 jobs, and $8,800 in tax revenue every year for the next 20 years as a result of this turbine.

For Subscriptions or a copy of the document below “Virtual Net Metering Service Agreement” call (360) 306-5331 or email info@CascadeCommunityWind.com.

PROJECT DETAILS

Project: Knudson Home Turbine #1
Land Owner: Del Knudson
Location: Kittitas County, Near Thorp Washington
Turbine: Vestas V19, 100kW turbine, $250,000 installation
Turbine Size: 60ft Rotor/80ft Tower
45 Energy Efficient Homes
200,000 kWh/Year

Subscription Information

Subscription Cost: $2500
Estimated Output: 200,000 kWh/Year
Estimated Income over 20 years: $4700
Estimated REC* Value: $1900

Yearly Community Economic Benefit

Increased Economic Activity: $95,000
Jobs in the Local Community: 0.8
Increase Tax Revenue: $8,800

Knudson Home Turbine Virtual Net Metering Service Agreement